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Question
What is wrong in the following additions?
`8 1/2 = 8 2/4`
+ `4 1/4 = 4 1/4`
= `12 3/8`
Sum
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Solution
On observing the sum, we find that the denominators of like fractions are also added which is wrong.
So, the correct answer will be `12 3/4`.
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Chapter 4: Fractions and Decimals - Exercise [Page 66]
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