Question

17 over 36 plus 15 over 24 do i just add them straight across i'm not sure. ( it's a fraction )

Answer 1

17/36 + 15/24, find the common denominator: 72
[17*(72/36)]/36 + [15*(72/24)]/24

Answer 2

woops sorry.. mistake

Answer 3

[17*(72/36) + 15*(72/24)]/72

Answer 4

so now:
[34+45]/72

Answer 5

79/72

Answer 6

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Answer 7

?????????????? is there any way tht can be simplified and how would you translate that into a calculator? what is the / on a calculator

Answer 8

oh okay so:
enter this into your calculator:
(17/36)+(15/24)