Hoping to be named Salesperson of the Month, Lee called the names from 2/3 of a page of the phone book last week. This week, he called the people listed on another 11/12 of a page of the same phone book. How many pages worth of people did Lee call in all? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. _____ pages

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Hoping to be named Salesperson of the Month, Lee called the names from 2/3 of a page of the phone book last week. This week, he called the people listed on another 11/12 of a page of the same phone book. How many pages worth of people did Lee call in all?  Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.  _____ pages

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Add Fractions:  Step 1: Add the fractions representing the pages Lee called each week. Calculation: $ \frac{2}{3} + \frac{11}{12} $ To add these fractions, find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 3 and 12 is 12. Convert $ \frac{2}{3} $ to $ \frac{8}{12} $ by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by 4. Now add $ \frac{8}{12} + \frac{11}{12} = \frac{19}{12} $Find Common Denominator:  Step 2: Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number. Calculation: $ \frac{19}{12} $ can be written as 1 whole and $ \frac{7}{12} $ remaining. So, $ \frac{19}{12} = 1 \frac{7}{12} $

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