SOLUTION: Please help! What is (5/16)+(11/24)?

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Question 319664: Please help! What is (5/16)+(11/24)?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
The key to adding fractions is having the same denominator.
(5/16)+(11/24)
Multiply the first 3/3 and the second by 2/2 to get:
15/48 + 22/48
This adds up to:
37/48
Make sense?
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