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2/5 + 3/8 - Adding fractions

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Answer:

31/40 is your answer hope this helps you

User Fyodor
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Answer:31/40

Step-by-step explanation:

To add you have to have a common denominator. To get that you can multiply each fraction by one in different ways. 2/5 *8/8= 16/40 and 3/8* 5/5= 15/40 and then add those two to give you 31/40.

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