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Explain why the denominator 8 in 8/4 is not changed when adding the fractions.

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Answer:Some fractions may look different, but are really the same, for example: It is usually best to show an answer using the simplest fraction ( 1/2 in this case ). That is called Simplifying, or Reducingthe Fraction

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