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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