document.write( "Question 711246: What is 3/8 + 6/16? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"3%2F8%2B6%2F16\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Find the Least Common Denominator (LCD). This is the smallest number that 8 and 16 can be divided into without remainder:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"LCD=16\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Rewrite the fractions in terms of the LCD. For the first term, you need to multiply the denominator (8) by 2 to get 16. If you multiply the denominator by 2, you also need to multiply the numerator by 2 so that the fraction does not change.
\n" ); document.write( "For the second term, you don't have to change anything since the denominator is already the LCD.
\n" ); document.write( "So now the expression becomes this:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%282%2A3%29%2F%282%2A8%29%29%2B6%2F16\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the first term:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2F16%2B6%2F16\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now that the denominators of the 2 terms are equal, you can add them up. To do this, add the numerators and keep the denominator the same:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12%2F16\"$
\n" ); document.write( "This fraction can be reduced. Both numerator and denominator can be divided by 4. This gives you your final answer:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%283%2F4%29\"$
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