SOLUTION: Add the fractions 1/3, 5/6, and 3/8 and reduce your answer to lowest term.

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Question 379675: Add the fractions 1/3, 5/6, and 3/8 and reduce your answer to lowest term.
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Adding the fractions 1/3, 5/6, and 3/8

Expressing each with a common denominator of 24

1/3 = 8/24,  5/6 = 20/24, 3/8 = 9/24

Adding

8/24 + 20/24 + 9/24 = (8 + 20 + 9)/24 = 37/24 = 1 13/24