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Can someone help me with number 18)?

Can someone help me with number 18)?-example-1

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Answer:

5 3/8

Explanation:

2 5/8+ 2 3/4= 5 3/8

2+2+ 5/8+6/8= 5 3/8

4+11/8= 5 3/8

5 3/8=5 3/8

User Ilyas Serter
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Answer:

5 3/8

Explanation:

Rewriting our equation with parts separated

=2+5/8+2+3/4

Solving the whole number parts

2+2=4

Solving the fraction parts

5/8+3/4=?

Find the LCD of 5/8 and 3/4 and rewrite to solve with the equivalent fractions.

LCD = 8

5/8+6/8=11/8

Simplifying the fraction part, 11/8,

11/8=1 3/8

Combining the whole and fraction parts

4+1+3/8=5 3/8

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