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5/6+3/7 in simplest fom

User Phil Ninan
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5/6 + 3/7

Common denominator is needed.

5/6 = 35/42
3/7 = 18/42

Now add

35 + 18 = 53

53/42
53 - 42 = 11

1 and 11/42
User Ilya Ayzenshtok
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Get a common denominator:

5/6*7/7=35/42

3/7*6/6=18/42

Add the numbers:

35/42+18/42=53/42

This fraction does not simplify, so 53/42 is our final answer.
User Hass
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