Simplify 31/2+1/8 I don't know how to do it

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Braxton Coleman

Mathematics

28 June, 08:08

Simplify 31/2+1/8 I don't know how to do it

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Connor Williamson · Answer 1

When adding fractions, you want the denominators to be the same number, so you have to multiply 31/2 by four for the numerator and denominator by 4 to have the denominators to both be 8. So the fraction on the left will be 124/8 + 1/8 = 129/8. That fraction is in its simplest form.