What is -1 7/8 + -2 1/4? Please explain why and a step by step :).

Combined megan and kelly worked 60 hours. kelly worked twice as many hours as megan. how many hours did they each worked?

Afurniture manufacturer produces chairs and sofas. each chair requires 10 yards of fabric, and each sofa requires 20 yards of fabric. the manufacturer has 300 yards of fabric available. to fulfill orders, the number of sofas must be at least twice the number of chairs. let x be the number of chairs and y the number of sofas. which inequalities are described in the problem? check all of the boxes that apply

Could somebody me with this radical simplification?