document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58177>Question 58177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I add these numbers together and divide by 2 to find a real number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/8 and 9/10 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39785 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><B>rcmcc(152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rcmcc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=39785\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9/10 and 7/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to add these items together you must find a comon denominator in this case an easy denominator is 80,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply 9/10 by 8 to get 72/80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply 7/8 by 10 to get 70/80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now you can add them together to get 142/80 you can divide the top by 2 to find the answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "142/2=71\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 71/80 is your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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