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5/1 + 1/7 this is how the problem is set up do I flip the 5/1 if so what method...

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Use the fraction addition formula.
(a)/(b) + (c)/(d)= ((ad+bc))/(bd)

Substitute the numbers into the formula.
a=5, b=1, c=1, d=7


(5)/(1)+ (1)/(7) = (12)/(35)

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