Question

What is the best estimate for this sum 1/8+1/6=The sum will be close to?

Answer 1

The expression given is

`(1)/(8)+(1)/(6)`

The sum of the expression will be,

`(1)/(8)+(1)/(6)=(6+8)/(48)=(14)/(48)=(7)/(24)`

The sum will be

`(7)/(24)`