Add:
2 1/2+ 3 1/4 + 3 5/8
Is this work correct?
(2+3+3=8)
(1+1+5=7)
(2+4+8=14)
=8 7/14
=8 1/2
No. You need to use a common denominator for the fractions.
What is the common denominator for 1/2, 1/4, and 5/8?
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There is four people sitting here all over the age of 24 and we can not get the correct answer for this:
What about this:
ADD:
2 1/2+ 3 1/4 + 3 5/8
(2+3+3) can we add the whole numbers by themselves?
they would equal 8.
1/8+1/8+5/8=
8 7/8
You're getting close.
The whole numbers add up to 8.
You need to find equivalent fractions. Imagine a pizza with 8 equal pieces. If you eat 4 pieces, you've eaten half the pizza. So -- 1/2 = 4/8
1/2 = 4/8
1/4 = 2/8
4/8 + 2/8 + 5/8 = 11/8 = 1 3/8
8 + 1 3/8 = 9 3/8
To add fractions, we need to have a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 8. Let's break down the addition step by step:
First, let's add the whole numbers: 2 + 3 + 3 = 8.
Next, let's add the fractions separately:
1/2 + 1/4 + 5/8
To have a common denominator, we need to convert each fraction to have a denominator of 8.
1/2 can be converted to 4/8 since multiplying the numerator and denominator by 4 gives us 4/8.
1/4 is already expressed with a denominator of 4, which is also 8.
5/8 stays the same since it already has a denominator of 8.
Now that we have all the fractions with a denominator of 8, we can proceed to add them together.
4/8 + 1/4 + 5/8
Adding the numerators:
4 + 2 + 5 = 11
Our answer is 11/8. However, we need to simplify this fraction.
11/8 can be simplified to 1 3/8. To do this, divide the numerator (11) by the denominator (8), which gives us a quotient of 1 with a remainder of 3. Therefore, the answer is 1 3/8.
So, the correct answer to the addition is 8 1/2, not 8 7/14.