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

$\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{6}$

The sum of the expression will be,

$\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{6}=\frac{6+8}{48}=\frac{14}{48}=\frac{7}{24}$

The sum will be

$\frac{7}{24}$