First, since you are adding, you would need to create a common denominator. It would be 32.
[tex] \frac{5}{16} [/tex] = [tex] \frac{10}{32} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{3}{8} [/tex] = [tex] \frac{12}{32} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{3}{4} [/tex] = [tex] \frac{24}{32} [/tex]
[tex] \frac{7}{32} [/tex] = [tex] \frac{7}{32} [/tex]
Now, all you have to do is plug the revised fractions back into the equation and solve it.
[tex] \frac{10}{32} [/tex] + [tex] \frac{12}{32} [/tex] + [tex] \frac{24}{32} [/tex] + [tex] \frac{7}{32} [/tex] = [tex] \frac{53}{32} [/tex] = 1 [tex] \frac{21}{32} [/tex]
The sum would be 1 [tex] \frac{21}{32} [/tex].
I hope this helps!
