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Simplify 3/8+3/5 Btw these are fractions thats why I put a /

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3/8 + 3/5 = 39/40 and 39/40 Can't be simplified

User Richard Hansen
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First, find common denominators. Remember that what you multiply to the denominator, you multiply to the numerator too:

(3/8)(5/5) = 15/40

(3/5)(8/8) = 24/40

Simplify

15/40 + 24/40 = 39/40

39/40 is your answer

hope this helps

User Kordi
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