Find the sum and reduce to lowest terms.
start fraction 5 over 8 end fraction plus start fraction 7 over 8 end fraction.
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start fraction 12 over 8 end fraction
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start fraction 12 over 16 end fraction
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start fraction 3 over 4 end fraction
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start fraction 3 over 2 end fraction
Image with alt text: start fraction 3 over 2 end fraction
To find the sum of the two fractions, you need to have a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 8.
So, the fraction 5/8 can be rewritten as 5/8, and the fraction 7/8 remains the same.
Adding the two fractions together, you get:
(5/8) + (7/8) = (5 + 7)/8 = 12/8.
To reduce this fraction to its lowest terms, you can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4.
So, dividing both 12 and 8 by 4, you get:
12/4 = 3 and 8/4 = 2.
Therefore, the sum of (5/8) and (7/8) reduces to 3/2.