SOLUTION: 3/8 + 3/5?

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Question 452539: 3/8 + 3/5?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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3/8 + 3/5
change both terms so they have a common denominator of 40:
15/40 + 24/40
(15 + 24)/40
39/40