SOLUTION: 2/3 + 1/8=

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Question 75169This question is from textbook Pharmacy Calculations
: 2/3 + 1/8= This question is from textbook Pharmacy Calculations

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2%2F3+%2B+1%2F8
2%2F3+%2B+1%2F8When adding fractions, we need to have a common denominator. The common denominator between 3 and 8 is 24 (3*8=24)
highlight%288%2F8%29%282%2F3%29+%2B+highlight%283%2F3%29%281%2F8%29Multiply each term by the indicated term to get to a common denominator.
16%2F24+%2B+3%2F24
%2816%2B+3%29%2F24
19%2F24This the reduced form
So
2%2F3+%2B+1%2F8=19%2F24