SOLUTION: My question is what is the answer to 9/16 +9/16 ?

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Question 283486: My question is what is the answer to 9/16 +9/16 ?
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since they have the same denominator, we know that:
9%2F16+%2B+9%2F16+=+%289%2B9%29%2F16
%289%2B9%29%2F16+=+18%2F16
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We notice that 18 > 16, so we can reverse the idea to say:
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18%2F16+=+16%2F16+%2B+2%2F16
16%2F16+%2B+2%2F16+=+1+%2B+2%2F16
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Of course, 2/16 can be further simplified by dividing by 2:
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+1+%2B+2%2F16+=+1%2B1%2F8
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Done