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Work out
a) 1 1/5 + 3 2/5

User Daniloxxv
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First make it improper fraction :
6/5 + 17/5
Then add 6 and 17 :
23
The denominator doesn’t change :
So the answers is 23/5

Then you need to simplify it
How much times 5 goes in 23 :
4 times and 3 extra
So the FINAL ANSWER is : 4 3/5
User WernerW
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