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What is the first step to finding the sum of 2/7 & 1/4 without a calculator?

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Answer:

first get a common denominator by multiplying 7 and 4 to get 28

28 is our common denominator here.

Explanation:

We want to add the fractions 2/7 and 1/4

(2/7) * (4/4) and (1/4) * (7/7)

(2/7) * (4/4) + (1/4) * (7/7) = 8/28 + 7/28 = 15/28

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