Find the total thickness of two pieces of wood that a carpenter glued together if one is 5/16 in and the other is 7/8 inch thick?

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Find the total thickness of two pieces of wood that a carpenter glued together if one is 5/16 in and the other is 7/8 inch thick?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-01T18:20:13

$1 \frac{3}{16}$ $1 3/16$ in

Explanation:

We cannot add fractions with different denominators, so we must convert them to fractions with equivalent denominators. To do that, multiply the fraction by a form of $1$ $1$ ( $\frac{x}{x}$ $x/x$ ):

$\frac{7}{8} \cdot \frac{2}{2} = \frac{14}{16}$ $7/8 * 2/2 = 14/16$

Now, all we need to do is add the numerators of the fractions and convert to a mixed number:

$\frac{14}{16} + \frac{5}{16} = \frac{19}{16} = 1 \frac{3}{16}$ $14/16 + 5/16 = 19/16 = 1 3/16$

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