Add. Do not use a number line except as a check.
-$$- \frac { 5 } { 9 } + \left( - \frac { 4 } { 9 } \right)$$
A) 1
B) $- 1$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 9 }$
D) $- \frac { 1 } { 9 }$

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When adding two negative fractions with the same denominator, you add the numerators and keep the denominator the same, resulting in $-\frac{5}{9} - \frac{4}{9} = -\frac{9}{9} = -1$.

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