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Solve for n. 8 3/4 + n + 2 3/8 + 4 1/2 = 23 1/8 A. 7 1/2 B. 8 3/8 C. 15 5/8 D. 8 4/8

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You can change all of these to decimals and then solve or get common denominators.
8.75 + n + 2.375 + 4.5 = 23.125
15.625 + n = 23.125
Subtract 15.625 from both sides
n = 7.5
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