How do you simplify $4 4/5 + 3 1/3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-07T18:01:23

$8 2/15$

Work with the whole numbers first, and then deal with the fractions,

$color(blue)(4) 4/5 + color(blue)(3) 1/3$

$=color(blue)(7) +4/5+1/3" "larr$ the $LCM = 15$

Make equivalent fractions with $15$ in each denominator

$=7 + (4/5 xx 3/3) + (1/3 xx5/5)$

$=7 +12/15 +5/15$

$= 7 (12+5)/15$

$=7 17/15" "larr " change " 17/15$ into a mixed number

$=7 +1 2/15$

$=8 2/15$

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