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Can you simplify mixed fractions

Updated: 4/28/2022
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- It depends on what the fraction is. ex. if the mixed fraction is 2 and 2/8, than u could simplfy it to 2 and 1/4 but u couldn't simplfy something like 1 and 1/2, ya know??

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