What is the simplified value of $3/12 - 1/8 + 5/6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-04T05:40:32

$3/12-1/8+5/6=23/24$

To simplify $3/12-1/8+5/6$ , we need to bring them to common .denominator. As the Least Common Denominator of ${12,8, 6}$ is $24$ . doing so we get

$3/12-1/8+5/6$

= $(3xx2)/(2xx12)-(1xx3)/(8xx3)+(5xx4)/(6xx4)$

= $6/24-3/24+20/24$

= $(6-3+20)/24$

= $23/24$

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