18/5 + 17/5 as a fraction

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Summary: 18/5 plus 17/5 = 7/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 18/5 plus 17/5 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 18/5 and 17/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (18 + 17) 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 (18/5) + (17/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (18/5) + (17/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (18 + 17). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (18 + 17) = 35, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 18/5 + 17/5 as a fraction is 7/1.

CALCULATION: 18/5 + 17/5 as a fraction
18/5 + 17/5 = (?)
18/5 + 17/5 = (18 + 17)/5
= 35/5
= 7
18/5 + 17/5 = 7
18/5 plus 17/5 as a fraction is 7.

where
18/5 is a improper fraction as an addend,
17/5 is a improper fraction as an addend,
7 is the sum of 18/5 and 17/5.

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