SOLUTION: 4 1/4 + 5 3/11=

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Question 970130: 4 1/4 + 5 3/11=
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4 1/4 + 5 3/11=
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Step 1, change to "improper" fractions.
Mixed numbers are useless.
= 17/4 + 58/11
= (17*11 + 58*4/(4*11)
= (187 + 232)/44
= 419/44