What is 3 and 3/5 + 1 and 1/4

Geni asked Jan 27, 2023

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Geni asked Jan 27, 2023

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We have the sum:

We can simplify it by finding a common denominator.

The least common denominator is 20, that is 5*4, so we can write:

$\begin{gathered} (3\cdot20+3\cdot4+1\cdot20+1\cdot5)/(20) \\ (60+12+20+5)/(20) \\ (97)/(20) \end{gathered}$

Answer: the sum is 97/20

Igor Alex answered Feb 2, 2023

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