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What is 34/3 + 2/3?

What is 34/3 + 2/3?

Here's how to add

34
3
+
2
3

Step 1

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

34 + 2 = 36

This yields the answer

36
3

Step 2

The last step is to reduce the fraction if we can.

To find out, we try dividing it by 2...

Nope! So now we try the next greatest prime number, 3...

Are both the numerator and the denominator evenly divisible by 3? Yes! So we reduce it:

36
3
÷ 3 =
12
1

Let's try dividing by that again...

No good. 3 is larger than 1. So we're done reducing.

There you have it! Here's the final answer to 34/3 + 2/3

34
3
+
2
3
=
12
1
= 12
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