Question

By copying and completing the working below, work out 3 + 1 16 Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.

Answer 1

Assuming the question is: 3 + 1 16 [I see no "working below."

Explanation:

3 + 1 16

48/16 + (16/16 + 1/16) [Make all numbers into fractions using 16 as the denominator. E.g. 48/16 = 3.

Add: 48/16 + (16/16 + 1/16)

(48+16+1)/16

=63/16

[Also equal to 3 15/16]