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Perform the indicated operation.

6 1/3 + 8 3/4

A 14 1/4

B 15 1/12

C 13 1/4

D 15 3/7

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B.15 1/12;You just add 6+8=14,then you add 1/3+3/4,but you have to find a common denominator,it would be 12,now rewrite and it would be 4/12+9/12=13/12,we can’t have a numerator bigger than the denominator so divide 13/12=1 1/12,then you add that to 14 and it would be 15 1/12.
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B. 15 1/2 Jus more the picture i answered it
Perform the indicated operation. 6 1/3 + 8 3/4 A 14 1/4 B 15 1/12 C 13 1/4 D 15 3/7-example-1
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