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Draw to prove how he is wrong. Please help for my friend son who in 5th grade.
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Draw to prove how he is wrong. Please help for my friend son who in 5th grade.

Draw to prove how he is wrong. Please help for my friend son who in 5th grade.-example-1
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He is wrong because he should not add the denominator of the fraction too, just the numerator and the full number. Besides this, he is correct.
Therefore, to correct his calculations,

5 (3)/(4) + 2 (1)/(4) =7 (3+1)/(4) = 7 (4)/(4) =8
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