Question

What is the sum?

Express your answer in lowest terms.
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Answer 1

To be able to add these, they need to have the same denominator.

To give them the same denominator, we can multiply 3/4 by 4 which gives us 12/16.

Then we can add 12/16 and 3/16 which will give us 15/16.