Add: $\frac { 5 } { 12 } + \frac { 3 } { 14 }$
A) $1 \frac { 53 } { 84 }$
B) $\frac { 53 } { 84 }$
C) $\frac { 53 } { 168 }$
D) $2 \frac { 53 } { 168 }$
E) $1 \frac { 53 } { 168 }$

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To add fractions, you need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 12 and 14 is 84. Convert each fraction: $\frac{5}{12} = \frac{35}{84}$ and $\frac{3}{14} = \frac{18}{84}$. Adding these gives $\frac{53}{84}$.

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Add $\frac { 5 } { 12 } + \frac { 3 } { 14 }$