17/3 + 7/3 as a fraction

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Summary: 17/3 plus 7/3 = 8/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 17/3 plus 7/3 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 17/3 and 7/3, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (17 + 7) 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 (17/3) + (7/3). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (17/3) + (7/3), so the expression becomes 1/3 (17 + 7). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (17 + 7) = 24, and the denominator remains the same as 3. Therefore, 17/3 + 7/3 as a fraction is 8/1.

CALCULATION: 17/3 + 7/3 as a fraction
17/3 + 7/3 = (?)
17/3 + 7/3 = (17 + 7)/3
= 24/3
= 8
17/3 + 7/3 = 8
17/3 plus 7/3 as a fraction is 8.

where
17/3 is a improper fraction as an addend,
7/3 is a improper fraction as an addend,
8 is the sum of 17/3 and 7/3.

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