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(7)/(8) + 1 (1)/(2)

Please explain how to do this

User Mike Fikes
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To add fractions together, you must convert the smaller fraction (
(1)/(2)) to a denominator that matches the other fractions denominator.

In this case, 1/2 would become 4/8

We can add 4/8 to 7/8 to get 11/8

Then we can add the 1 to it, which acts as 8.

Which gives us 19/8

Or 2 3/8


User DrXCheng
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