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What mixed number goes in the square?1 1/4 + 2 5/6 =
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What mixed number goes in the square?1 1/4 + 2 5/6 =

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Simplify the expression by addition of fractions.


\begin{gathered} 1(1)/(4)+2(5)/(6)=(1\cdot4+1)/(4)+(2\cdot6+5)/(6) \\ =(5)/(4)+(17)/(6) \\ =(5\cdot3+17\cdot2)/(12) \\ =(15+34)/(12) \\ =(49)/(12) \\ =4(1)/(12) \end{gathered}

So answer is,


4(1)/(12)

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