11/3 + 5/3 as a fraction

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Summary: 11/3 plus 5/3 = 16/3
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 11/3 plus 5/3 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 11/3 and 5/3, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (11 + 5) together while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression (11/3) + (5/3). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (11/3) + (5/3), so the expression becomes 1/3 (11 + 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (11 + 5) = 16, and the denominator remains the same as 3. Therefore, 11/3 + 5/3 as a fraction is 16/3.

CALCULATION: 11/3 + 5/3 as a fraction
11/3 + 5/3 = (?)
11/3 + 5/3 = (11 + 5)/3
= 16/3
11/3 + 5/3 = 16/3
11/3 plus 5/3 as a fraction is 16/3.

where
11/3 is a improper fraction as an addend,
5/3 is a improper fraction as an addend,
16/3 is the sum of 11/3 and 5/3.

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11/3 plus 5/3 as a decimal
11/3 + 5/3 = 16/3
16/3 = 5.3333
(11/3) + (5/3) as a decimal is 5.3333

where
5.3333 is the sum of 11/3 and 5/3.