document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=834420>Question 834420</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need the answer to the problem (1 3/4 + 2 3/8) + 5 7/8 Need answer written in simplest form and need it explained in a way that a 5th grader would understand </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1 3/4 + 2 3/8) + 5 7/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "((4*1+3)/4 + (8*2+3)/8) + (8*5+7)/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [(7/4)+(19/8)] + (47/8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change 7/4 to 14/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [(14/8)+(19/8)) + (47/8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [33/8] + (47/8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [80/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to attack the problem::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1 3/4 + 2 3/8) + 5 7/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the whole numbers: 1 + 2 + 5 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the fractions: (3/4)+(3/8)+(7/8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change the (3/4) to 6/8 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6/8)+(3/8)+(7/8 = 16/8 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the sum of the whole numbers to the sum of the fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get: 8 + 2 = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that helps.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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