Answer :
twelve AND eight hundredths means
12 and 8/100
four and thirty five hundredths means
4 and 35/100
When we add, we have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 12\frac{8}{100}+4\frac{35}{100} \\ =16\frac{43}{100} \end{gathered}[/tex]The answer:
Sixteen and forty-three hundredths