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Add 3/5+7/8+3/10 Enter your answer in the box as a mixed number in simplest form.

Add 3/5+7/8+3/10 Enter your answer in the box as a mixed number in simplest form.
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User Feesh
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LCM of 5, 8, and 10 = 40, so

3/5 turns into 24/40
7/8 into 35/40
3/10 into 12/40

24/40 + 35/40 + 12/40 = 71/40

71/40 = 1 31/40

Answer: 1 31/40

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User Jimenez
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The gcf of the denominators is 40, so after making that change to each fraction, the answer is 1 31/40
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