Evaluate the sum. Round to two decimal places, if necessary.
-$$\sum _ { i = 5 } ^ { 8 } ( i + 3 ) ^ { - 1 }$$
A) 0.75
B) 38
C) 0.43
D) -0.7

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The sum can be calculated by substituting the values of $i$ from 5 to 8 into the given expression $(i + 3)^{-1}$ and adding the results. This gives $\frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{10} + \frac{1}{11}$, which when calculated and rounded to two decimal places equals approximately 0.43.

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