Question

Reduce to the lowest term 5/4 + 2/3 = ?

Answer 1

5/4=15/12
2/3=8/12
15/12+8/12=23/12

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{5}{4} + \frac{2}{3} \\ \frac{5 \times 3}{4 \times 3} + \frac{2 \times 4}{3 \times 4} \\ \frac{15}{12} + \frac{8}{12} \\ = \frac{23}{12} = 1\frac{11}{12}$