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Yes. To do this, you must first convert one of the fractions into a form that has the same denominator as the other fraction. For example:

Sample problem: 1/2 + 3/4 = ?

Convert the first fraction (1/2) so that the denominator will equal the denominator of the second fraction (3/4) as follows:

1/2 * 2/2 = 2/4

2/4 + 3/4 = 5/4 = 1 1/4

Alternatively, you could do slightly more work by converting both fractions into decimal form using simple division. For example:

Sample problem: 1/2 + 3/4 = ?

1/2=.5

3/4=.75

.5+.75=1.25

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