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Complete the addition. 5/21+4/7 Please show work and explain with reasoning

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Complete the addition. 5/21+4/7 Please show work and explain with reasoning-example-1
User Jaydeep Namera
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5/21 + 4/7

The easiest way to do this is to find a least common denominator. We notice that 21 is a multiple of 7, so we can change 4/7 to a fraction ?/21

If we have to multiply the denominator by 3 to get there, we also have to multiply the numerator by 3 to keep the fraction the same.

5/21 + 4(3)/7(3)
5/21 + 12/21
17/21 is your answer
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