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Interpreting Quality Control Specifications

A technical specification for a chemical mixture states: "The sum of three-eighths and xx is one-half." To translate this sentence into a mathematical equation, what specific operation is indicated by the word 'sum,' and what algebraic symbol is used to represent the word 'is'?

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