SOLUTION: add unlike fractions 1/4 + 5/12 + 1/4 ?

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Question 613558: add unlike fractions 1/4 + 5/12 + 1/4 ?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/4 + 5/12 + 1/4
find a common denominator:12
and convert each term:
3/12 + 5/12 + 3/12
(3 + 5 + 3)/12
11/12