Simplify the expression.
-$- 9 \frac { 3 } { 8 } + 7 \frac { 1 } { 8 }$
A) $- 2 \frac { 1 } { 4 }$
B) $15 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$
C) $- 9 \frac { 1 } { 4 }$
D) $- 1 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$

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To simplify the expression, you combine the whole numbers and the fractions separately: $-9 + 7 = -2$ and $\frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{8} = \frac{4}{8} = \frac{1}{2}$. Therefore, the simplified expression is $-2 \frac{1}{2}$, which matches choice A.

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Simplify the Expression $- 9 \frac { 3 } { 8 } + 7 \frac { 1 } { 8 }$