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3 14/15 + 7 6/15 how do you turn that into a mixed number

3 14/15 + 7 6/15 how do you turn that into a mixed number-example-1
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Given:


3(14)/(15)+7(6)/(15)=?

We will add the given mixed numbers as follows:


\begin{gathered} =3+7+((14)/(15)+(6)/(15)) \\ \\ =10+(20)/(15)=10+(15+5)/(15)=10+1(5)/(15) \\ \\ =11(5)/(15) \end{gathered}

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