SOLUTION: explain 27 7/8 plus 35 1/6

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Question 648980: explain 27 7/8 plus 35 1/6
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27 7%2F8
+35 1%2F6
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27 %287%2F8%29%283%2F3%29+=+21%2F24
+35 %281%2F6%29%284%2F4%29+=+4%2F24
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27 + 35 = 62
21%2F24+%2B+4%2F24+=+25%2F24
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25%2F24+-+24%2F24+=+1%2F24
62 + 1 + 1%2F24 = 631%2F24
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Alterntively,
277%2F8 = 8*27=216+7 = 223; so, 223%2F8
351%2F6 = 6*35=210+1 = 211; so, 211%2F6
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%28223%2F8%29%283%2F3%29+%2B+%28211%2F6%29%284%2F4%29+=+669%2F24+%2B+844%2F24+=+1513%2F24
24 goes into 1513 evenly, 63 times with 1 left over
63 1%2F24
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