16/3 + 5/3 as a fraction

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Summary: 16/3 plus 5/3 = 7/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 16/3 plus 5/3 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 16/3 and 5/3, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (16 + 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 (16/3) + (5/3). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (16/3) + (5/3), so the expression becomes 1/3 (16 + 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (16 + 5) = 21, and the denominator remains the same as 3. Therefore, 16/3 + 5/3 as a fraction is 7/1.

CALCULATION: 16/3 + 5/3 as a fraction
16/3 + 5/3 = (?)
16/3 + 5/3 = (16 + 5)/3
= 21/3
= 7
16/3 + 5/3 = 7
16/3 plus 5/3 as a fraction is 7.

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

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