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Fraction Addition - Algorithm

Parse and compute

1.1. Start with result =0/1= 0/1 (numerator =0= 0, denominator =1= 1).

2.2. Parse each fraction from the string (handle ++ and - signs).

3.3. For each fraction ab\frac{a}{b}, compute new numerator =num×b+a×denom= num \times b + a \times denom and new denominator =denom×b= denom \times b.

4.4. After each addition, simplify using GCD.