SOLUTION: What is the answer for 8 1/5 +(3 2/5 +5 4/5)

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Question 716342: What is the answer for
8 1/5 +(3 2/5 +5 4/5)
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Since they all have common denominators just add:
8 1/5 +(3 2/5 +5 4/5)=
15 7/5 rewritten as:
16 2/5
Make sense?
RJ
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