SOLUTION: Simplify: 3/8+5/12+7/32

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Question 344158: Simplify:
3/8+5/12+7/32
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3/8+5/12+7/32
FIND THE LCD.
2*2.2
3*2.2
2*2*2*2*2
2*2*2*2*2*3=96
(3*12+5*8+7*3)/96
(36+40+21)/96
97/96 OR 1 1/96 ANS.