Given the following expression. 2 - 2 1/4 - (-3 2/5) a. rewrite the expression using addition. b. evaluate the expression.

In order to rewrite the expression using addition, you would change all the subtraction signs and make the second terms negative. This means that your new expression is 2 + -2 1/4 + 3 2/5. If the number is already negative, the second negative sign would make it positive. Once you've got Part A done, do 2 + -2 1/4 which would give you -1/4. Then you add -1/4 and 3 2/5 by finding common denominators, 20. -5/20 + 3 8/20 would give you 3 3/20 as your final evaluated answer.