How do you evaluate $1 3/4 + 14 1/3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-17T17:33:43

$16 1/12$

The whole number part $->1+14=15$

The fraction part:

$color(green)([3/4color(red)(xx1)]+[1/3color(red)(xx1)]$

$color(green)([3/4color(red)(xx3/3)]+[1/3color(red)(xx4/4)]$

$" "9/12" "+" "4/12" " =" " 13/12" " =" " 1 + 1/12$

Putting it all together we have:

$15+1+1/12" "=16 1/12$

How do you evaluate 1 3/4 + 14 1/3 1 3/4 + 14 1/3 ?