17/20 + 3/20 as a fraction

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Summary: 17/20 plus 3/20 = 1/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 17/20 plus 3/20 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 17/20 and 3/20, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (17 + 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 (17/20) + (3/20). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (17/20) + (3/20), so the expression becomes 1/20 (17 + 3). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (17 + 3) = 20, and the denominator remains the same as 20. Therefore, 17/20 + 3/20 as a fraction is 1/1.

CALCULATION: 17/20 + 3/20 as a fraction
17/20 + 3/20 = (?)
17/20 + 3/20 = (17 + 3)/20
= 20/20
= 1
17/20 + 3/20 = 1
17/20 plus 3/20 as a fraction is 1.

where
17/20 is a proper fraction as an addend,
3/20 is a proper fraction as an addend,
1 is the sum of 17/20 and 3/20.

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