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Need help with 24 (1/3 +1/8)

User Thilina Kj
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24 (1/3 + 1/8) ->
24/3 + 24/8 ->
8 + 3 = 11

Distribute the 24 to the numerator in each fraction. Simply the fraction (this part is easy because 24 is divisible by both 3 and 8). Then, once you have simplified the numbers, add them.
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