Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 273: 35

Answer

$\frac{17}{16}$

Work Step by Step

LCD is 16. $\frac{7}{8}+\frac{3}{16}=\frac{7\times2}{8\times2}+\frac{3}{16}=\frac{14}{16}+\frac{3}{16}=\frac{14+3}{16}=\frac{17}{16}$
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