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5 1/4+ 2 1/2 can you show me the work to get the answer?

User CyberPunk
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7 votes

Answer:

7 3/4

Explanation:

We start by multiplying by 2 so that we can have the same denominator

so...

1 x 2 = 2

_____

2 x 2 = 4

2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4

For the whole numbers, just add them together

that means....

5 + 2 = 7

All together,

Our final answer is 7 3/4

Hope this helps!!♥︎

User Ghassan Maslamani
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21/4+5/2

LCM is =4

21×1+5×2/4

21+10/4

31/4

7 3/4

User Grych
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