SOLUTION: Need the answer to the problem (1 3/4 + 2 3/8) + 5 7/8 Need answer written in simplest form and need it explained in a way that a 5th grader would understand
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Question 834420: Need the answer to the problem (1 3/4 + 2 3/8) + 5 7/8 Need answer written in simplest form and need it explained in a way that a 5th grader would understand
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Need the answer to the problem (1 3/4 + 2 3/8) + 5 7/8 Need answer written in simplest form and need it explained in a way that a 5th grader would understand
(1 3/4 + 2 3/8) + 5 7/8
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((4*1+3)/4 + (8*2+3)/8) + (8*5+7)/8
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= [(7/4)+(19/8)] + (47/8)
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Change 7/4 to 14/8
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= [(14/8)+(19/8)) + (47/8)
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= [33/8] + (47/8)
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= [80/8
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= 10
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Another way to attack the problem::
(1 3/4 + 2 3/8) + 5 7/8
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Add the whole numbers: 1 + 2 + 5 = 8
Add the fractions: (3/4)+(3/8)+(7/8)
Change the (3/4) to 6/8 to get:
(6/8)+(3/8)+(7/8 = 16/8 = 2
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Add the sum of the whole numbers to the sum of the fractions
to get: 8 + 2 = 10
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Hope that helps.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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