what’s 1 2/3 + 5 3/8
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Lets try and express the mixed fractions as normal fractions.
1 ⅔ is expressed as a non mixed fraction like this:
Multiply 1 with the denominator and add the numerator to the result.
So 1*3+2=5. This will be the numerator.
The fraction is 5/3.
Same procedure with the other fraction as well.
5*8+3=43
The fraction is 43/8.
So we have: 5/3 + 43/8 =
Lets find the smallest common factor in order to have them both in the same denominator.
The smallest common factor between 3 and 8 is 24.
Lets divide the denominators.
24/3=8
24/8=3
The results multiply it with the respective numerator.
8*5=40(new numerator for 5/3)
3*43=129(New numerator for 43/8)
So the sum is now:
40/24 + 129/24 =
Add the numerators together:
(40+129)/24 =
=169/24