document.write( "Question 671438: 2 3/8 plus 3 1/3 \n" ); document.write( "
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2 \"3%2F8\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Create a common denominator
\n" ); document.write( " 2 \"%283%2F8%29%283%2F3%29+=+9%2F24\"
\n" ); document.write( "+3 \"%281%2F3%29%288%2F8%29+=+8%2F24\"
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\n" ); document.write( "5 \"17%2F24\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Alternatively,
\n" ); document.write( "Conver them to improper fraction
\n" ); document.write( "2\"3%2F8\" is 8*2=16+3=19, so \"19%2F8\"
\n" ); document.write( "3\"1%2F3\" is 3*3=9+1=10, so \"10%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Now assign common denominators
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2819%2F8%29%283%2F3%29+%2B+%2810%2F3%29%288%2F8%29+=+57%2F24+%2B+80%2F24+=+137%2F24\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Convert back into a mixed fraction, 24 goes into 137 evenly 5 times with 17 left over.
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