13/8 + 3/8 as a fraction

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Summary: 13/8 plus 3/8 = 2/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 13/8 plus 3/8 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 13/8 and 3/8, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (13 + 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 (13/8) + (3/8). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (13/8) + (3/8), so the expression becomes 1/8 (13 + 3). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (13 + 3) = 16, and the denominator remains the same as 8. Therefore, 13/8 + 3/8 as a fraction is 2/1.

CALCULATION: 13/8 + 3/8 as a fraction
13/8 + 3/8 = (?)
13/8 + 3/8 = (13 + 3)/8
= 16/8
= 2
13/8 + 3/8 = 2
13/8 plus 3/8 as a fraction is 2.

where
13/8 is a improper fraction as an addend,
3/8 is a proper fraction as an addend,
2 is the sum of 13/8 and 3/8.

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