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Example:

1 + 3/5 = ?

Step 1: make the denominators the same: 1 = 5/5

Step 2: put the 5/5 into the problem in place of the 1: 1 + 3/5 = 5/5 +3/5

Step 3: add the numerators: 5/5 + 3/5 = 8/5

Example 2:

3 + 6/7 = ?

3 = (3x7)/7 = 21/7

21/7 + 6/7 = 27/7

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