How do you simplify $\frac{7}{12} + \frac{10}{12}$ $7/12+10/12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-29T21:56:58

Doing the sum of the numerators.

When the denominator is the same, it is enough to sum the numerators together.

$\frac{7}{12} + \frac{10}{12} = \frac{7 + 10}{12} = \frac{17}{12}$ $7/12+10/12=(7+10)/12=17/12$ .

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