Add.
-$- \frac { 5 } { 17 } + \left( - \frac { 4 } { 17 } \right)$
A) $- \frac { 9 } { 34 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 17 }$
C) $\frac { 9 } { 17 }$
D) $- \frac { 9 } { 17 }$

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When adding fractions with the same denominator, you simply add the numerators together and keep the denominator the same. Here, $- \frac { 5 } { 17 } + \left( - \frac { 4 } { 17 } \right) = - \frac { 5 + 4 } { 17 } = - \frac { 9 } { 17 }$.

Add - −517+(−417)- \frac { 5 } { 17 } + \left( - \frac { 4 } { 17 } \right)−175​+(−174​)

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- $- \frac { 5 } { 17 } + \left( - \frac { 4 } { 17 } \right)$