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Emilia added the fractions 1 2/3 and 2 5/7 and got a sum of 3 7/10 . What mistake did Emilia make? What is the correct sum? I ALL READY KNOW WHAT THE SUM IS, I JUST NEED TO KNOW…

Emilia added the fractions 1 2/3 and 2 5/7 and got a sum of 3 7/10 . What mistake did Emilia make? What is the correct sum? I ALL READY KNOW WHAT THE SUM IS, I JUST NEED TO KNOW…
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Emilia added the fractions 1 2/3 and 2 5/7 and got a sum of 3 7/10 . What mistake did Emilia make? What is the correct sum?

I ALL READY KNOW WHAT THE SUM IS, I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT MISTAKE SHE MADE.

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Emilia added the two denominators
User Freedom Chuks
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The mistake is that Emilia added the denominators of the fractions too. She's supposed to find the common denominator and then add the fractions.

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