1 and 3/4 + 2 and 3/8

Mathematics

1 answer:

MariettaO [177]3 years ago

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Hello There!

1 $\frac{3}{4}$ + 2 $\frac{3}{8}$ = 4 $\frac{1}{8}$

First, when we are trying to find the sum of a mixed number, I always add the natural numbers first meaning that the numbers before the fraction so I would add 1 and 2 together so we get a sum of 3 and now we are left with just a plain fraction.

Next, I find the least common denominator which is the smallest number that can be a common denominator for a set of fractions. Our lowest common denominator is 8 because $\frac{3}{4}$ = $\frac{6}{8}$ .

Then, we add our fractions with the denominator of 8 together and get a sum of 9/8 which we can turn into a mixed number because the numerator is bigger than our denominator.

Our mixed number turns into 1 and 1/8 and we add 4 to it because that was the sum of our natural numbers and get a sum of 4 and 1/8

ANSWER 4 1/8

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