5 1/8 + 8 3/4 ?? must be a interger, proper fraction or mixed number.

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amistre64 · Answer

the answer will be the same , what about it dont you understand?

anonymous · Answer

how did you get 111/8 as the answer?

anonymous · Answer

Amistre 64...can you come to my questionsss?:P

amistre64 · Answer

amistre64 · Answer

i algebra-ed it into submission :)

anonymous · Answer

but when i put 111/8 as the answer it says its incorrect

amistre64 · Answer

but that was animproper fraction right?

amistre64 · Answer

we need to convert it to mixed for that answer to take hold

anonymous · Answer

so i do 111 divided by 8 right?

amistre64 · Answer

lets divide it out


     13  7/8
  ------
8| 111
    -8
    ----
         31
       -24
        ----
            7

amistre64 · Answer

yes, and when you get to the decimal part, leave the remainder

anonymous · Answer

so 13 7/8 is the answer?

amistre64 · Answer

as far as i can tell, yes :)  what answer do you get to compare with?

anonymous · Answer

i got the same thing

amistre64 · Answer

then we are either 2 geniuses, or we are both idiots .. which do you perfer ;)

anonymous · Answer

genisuses lol

sasogeek · Answer

i don't get what's going on :/

sasogeek · Answer

first of all, i don't understand what the question is or what its requirements are... maybe that will help

amistre64 · Answer

adding mixed numerals

sasogeek · Answer

is this what the question actually is/reads...51 over 8 plus 8 whole number, 3 over 4? i want to be sure that is what i'm reading :/