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Find the sum of
7/8 and 5/8

User Ed Staub
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the answer to your question is 3/2
User Camcam
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Sum = adding correct.
That means we need to add 7+5 =12
and add the /8 to it

12/8

But thats improper so we need to simplify.

1 4/8

But theres still some simplifying.

4/8=1/2

That means your answer is 1 1/2
Hope this helped :)

User Bennett Dill
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