12/5 + 3/5 as a fraction

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Summary: 12/5 plus 3/5 = 3/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 12/5 plus 3/5 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 12/5 and 3/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (12 + 3) 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 (12/5) + (3/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (12/5) + (3/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (12 + 3). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (12 + 3) = 15, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 12/5 + 3/5 as a fraction is 3/1.

CALCULATION: 12/5 + 3/5 as a fraction
12/5 + 3/5 = (?)
12/5 + 3/5 = (12 + 3)/5
= 15/5
= 3
12/5 + 3/5 = 3
12/5 plus 3/5 as a fraction is 3.

where
12/5 is a improper fraction as an addend,
3/5 is a proper fraction as an addend,
3 is the sum of 12/5 and 3/5.

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