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Question
Reduce to a single fraction:
`2 1/2 + 2 1/3 - 1 1/4`
Solution
`2 1/2 + 2 1/3 - 1 1/4`
`= (5 xx 6)/(2 xx 6) + (7 xx 4)/(3 xx 4) - (5 xx 3)/(4 xx 3)` (LCM of 2, 3, 4 = 12)
`= 30/12 + 28/12 - 15/12`
`= (30 + 28 - 15)/12`
`= (58 - 15)/12 = 43/12 = 3 7/12`
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