17/8 + 7/8 as a fraction

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

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

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

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