SOLUTION: 5/6+7/8=

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Question 941268: 5/6+7/8=
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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To add the fractions, we must have a least common denominator, which in this case is 24.
6 had to be multiplied by 4 to become 24, so do the same to 5 to get 20.
8 had to be multiplied by 3 to become 24, so do the same to 7 to get 21.
20%2F24%2B21%2F24
The denominator remains the same, but add the two numerators, 20 and 21, to get:
41%2F24
Simplify the fraction to get 117%2F24.
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