Question

Add or subtract the following mixed numbers using the first method. (Add the whole numbers; add the fractions; combine the parts of the sum for the answer.) Be sure your answers are in mixed number format and reduced to lowest terms. 2 2/3 +4 1/8 =

Answer 1

`6(19)/(24)`

Explanation:

`2(2)/(3) + 4(1)/(8) = 2(16)/(24) + 4(3)/(24) = 6(19)/(24)`

Least Common Multiple [LCM]: 24

8: 8, 16, 24

3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24

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