How do you simplify $7 \frac{3}{8} + 1 \frac{1}{16}$ $7 3/8 + 1 1/16$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-10T04:16:49

You getb the $\frac{3}{8}$ $3/8$ to the same denominator by multiplying with a 'disguised' $1$ $1$ .

$= 7 + (\frac{3}{8} \times \frac{2}{2}) + 1 + \frac{1}{16}$ $=7+(3/8xx2/2)+1+1/16$

$= 7 + \frac{6}{16} + 1 + \frac{1}{16}$ $=7+6/16+1+1/16$

$= 8 + \frac{7}{16} = 8 \frac{7}{16}$ $=8+7/16=8 7/16$

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