How do you simplify $11/2 + 1 3/8 + 1 3/4 + 1 1/4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-14T15:47:16

$9 7/8$

$" "11/2 + 1 3/8 + 1 3/4 + 1 1/4" "larr$ write them in the same form
$" "darr$
$=5 1/2 + 1 3/8 + 1 3/4 + 1 1/4$

$= 8 (?+?+?+?)/8" "larr$ add whole numbers, find the LCD

$=8 (4+3+6+2)/8" "larr$ make equivalent fractions.

$= 8 15/8" "larr$ add the numerators

$=8 +1 7/8$

$=9 7/8$

How do you simplify 11/2 + 1 3/8 + 1 3/4 + 1 1/411/2 + 1 3/8 + 1 3/4 + 1 1/4?