The LCM (least common multiple) is 24 so let's change 3/8 to 24ths 3 x 3 = 9 8 x 3 24
Now lets add 9/24 and 16/24 and we get 25/24 which is an improper fraction. We will divide 25 by 24 and get 1 with a remainder of 1. We put the remainder over the denominator to get our final answer of 1 1 24