Question

Add. Write your answer in simplest form. 4 9/16 + 1 5/8

Answer 1

6 3/16
Multiply the 5 and 8 by 16 so they have common denominators.

Answer 2

The answer is 6 3/16.

Step by step explanation:

4 9/16 + 1 5/8

= 4 9/16 + 1 10/16
(make sure the denominator of both number are the same: 8 times 2 is 16, so we can make the same denominator; when you times 2 with 8 make sure to also times it with 5, because it is a whole number as one)

= (4+1) 9+10/16
(plus it together)

= 5 19/16
(since this is in improper fraction, we will have to change it into mixed fraction in simplest form; it can be done by dividing 19 by 16. The answer would be 1 3/16, plus this with 5)

= 5 + 1 3/16

= 6 3/16