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What is the best estimate for this sum 1/8+1/6=The sum will be close to?

User Prakhar Sharma
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The expression given is


(1)/(8)+(1)/(6)

The sum of the expression will be,


(1)/(8)+(1)/(6)=(6+8)/(48)=(14)/(48)=(7)/(24)

The sum will be


(7)/(24)

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