How do you simplify #1/8 + 2/3 + 7/12#?

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Lucy
May 15, 2018

#11/8#

Explanation:

#1/8+2/3+7/12#

  1. Make the denominator the same by finding the LCM (lowest common multiple)

=#3/24+16/24+14/24#

  1. Add the fractions together. This is possible because your denominator is the same for each fraction

=#33/24#

  1. Simplify

=#11/8#

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