document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242068>Question 242068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the sum of the fractions 10/20 + 1/8 +5/8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To add fractions, we need to have the denominators the same. For this particular problem let's get each fraction with 8 in the denominators. First reduce 10/20 to: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 + 1/8 +5/8  Then multiply 1/2 times 4/4 to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/8 + 1/8 +5/8  Add these and we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/8 or 1 1/4<BR>\n" );
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