Question

How do you add `3\frac { 7} { 8} + 3\frac { 1} { 2}`?

Answer 1

`1/2=1/2xx4/4=(1xx4)/(2xx4)=4/8`

Explanation:

`=3 7/8+3 4/8=(3+3)+(7/8+4/8)=6+11/8`

We can take out one whole:

`=6+(8+3)/8=6+8/8+3/8=6+1+3/8=7 3/8`#