Maria solved the equation -5 1/8 n = -9 3/4. here answer was n = 1 37/41. she is fairly confindent about her answer, but wants to do a quick check of her solution using estimation.

Yes, she is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given equation,

By estimation :

Since, 1/8 = 0.125 ≈ 0, while, 3/4 = 0.75 ≈ 1

⇒

And,

Since, is near to 2.

Hence, she is correct.

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