How do you simplify $13/12+4/12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-13T04:26:41

To simplify, because both fractions are over a common denominator, you add the numerators over the common denominator:

$13/12 + 4/12 = (13 + 4)/12 = 17/12$

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