SOLUTION: The sum of 3/8 + 5/16 + 1/4 is ____.

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Question 816696: The sum of 3/8 + 5/16 + 1/4 is ____.
Answer by yrubin07(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find a common denominator which is 16 here
multiply each of the fractions to make the denominators equal and solve.
so (2/2)(3/8)+(1/1)(5/16)+(4/4)(1/4) so that gives you (6+5+4)/16=15/16