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1)

[tex] | - \frac{7}{20} | - |1 \frac{3}{5} | = \frac{7}{20} - 1 \frac{3}{5} = 0.35 - 1.6 = - 1.25[/tex]

2)

[tex]5 \frac{1}{3} \times ( - 2 \frac{5}{8} ) = - \frac{16 \times 21}{3 \times 8} = - \frac{2 \times 7}{1 \times 1} = - 14[/tex]