SOLUTION: Add thirty-eight and nine tenths, five and fifty-eight hundredths, seven, and fifteen and eight tenths

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Question 125642: Add thirty-eight and nine tenths, five and fifty-eight hundredths, seven, and fifteen and eight tenths
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S=38%2B9%2F10%2B5%2B58%2F100%2B7%2B15%2B8%2F10
S=38%2B5%2B7%2B15%2B9%2F10%2B58%2F100%2B8%2F10Group like terms.
S=38%2B5%2B7%2B15%2B9%2F10%2B58%2F100%2B8%2F10Adding fractions requires same denominator.
S=65%2B90%2F100%2B58%2F100%2B80%2F100
S=65%2B90%2F100%2B58%2F100%2B80%2F100
S=65%2B228%2F100
S=65%2B2%2B28%2F100
S=67%2B7%2F25
The answer is 67 7/25 or 67.28.