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Question
Add the following fractions:
`1 3/4` and `3/8`
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Solution
`1 3/4` and `3/8`
= `7/4+3/8`
= `(7xx2)/(4xx2)+3/8` .........(L.C.M. of 4, 8 = 8)
= `14/8+3/8=(14+3)/8=17/8=2 1/8`
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