13/3 + 5/3 as a fraction

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Summary: 13/3 plus 5/3 = 6/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 13/3 plus 5/3 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 13/3 and 5/3, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (13 + 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 (13/3) + (5/3). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (13/3) + (5/3), so the expression becomes 1/3 (13 + 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (13 + 5) = 18, and the denominator remains the same as 3. Therefore, 13/3 + 5/3 as a fraction is 6/1.

CALCULATION: 13/3 + 5/3 as a fraction
13/3 + 5/3 = (?)
13/3 + 5/3 = (13 + 5)/3
= 18/3
= 6
13/3 + 5/3 = 6
13/3 plus 5/3 as a fraction is 6.

where
13/3 is a improper fraction as an addend,
5/3 is a improper fraction as an addend,
6 is the sum of 13/3 and 5/3.

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