SOLUTION: Perform the indicated operation.express your answer in simplest form 5/12+1/4+1/18=?

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Question 1118252: Perform the indicated operation.express your answer in simplest form 5/12+1/4+1/18=?
Found 2 solutions by rothauserc, MathTherapy:
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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we want the least common multiple of 12, 4, 18 which is 72
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5/12 = 30/72, 1/4 = 18/72, 1/18 = 4/72
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30/72 +18/72 +4/72 = 52/72 = 13/18
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Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perform the indicated operation.express your answer in simplest form 5/12+1/4+1/18=?
5%2F12+%2B+1%2F4+%2B+1%2F18
------- Converting each fraction to a fraction with its LCD, 36