Question

How do you evaluate `3 5/8 + 3 5/8`?

Answer 1

`3 5/8=3+5/8=7 1/4`

Explanation:

`3 5/8=3+5/8=3/1+5/8=(3xx8)/(1xx8)+5/8`

= `24/8+5/8=29/8`

Hence `3 5/8+3 5/8`

= `29/8+29/8`

= `58/8`

= `((8xx7)+2)/8`

= `(8xx7)/8+2/8`

= `(8xx7)/(8xx1)+(cancel2xx1)/(cancel2xx4)`

= `7 1/4`