Question

1 1/2+2 2/3+3 3/4=?
find the common denomnatior then add

Answer 1

wait is the first term one and one half?

Answer 2

yeah

Answer 3

D= i havent seen that since 5th grade

Answer 4

im in 8th and i dont even remember how to do it

Answer 5

ok we can get through this lol

Answer 6

one and one half = 3/2

Answer 7

so im thinking that you multiply the bottom by the whole number then add it to the numerator

Answer 8

and thats how you get the fractions that are workable

Answer 9

how? i;m so

Answer 10

ok so we started with \[1 and 1/2 \]

right?

Answer 11

you take the 1 thats in front and multiply it to the denominator then take that and add it to the numerator so it will look like 3/2

Answer 12

1 1/2+2 2/3+3 3/4 thts what i started with

Answer 13

ok so when we change those to regular fractions the set will look like (3/2) + (5/2) + (15/12)

Answer 14

so you see how i did that?

Answer 15

ya

Answer 16

ok now do you know how to find the common denominator?

Answer 17

ya but i dont know what the

Answer 18

what the numberator is

Answer 19

thats all part of finding the common denominator...first before we find the common denominator we need to simplify 15/12

Answer 20

so its easier to work with

Answer 21

oh then thaats 1 3/12?

Answer 22

hmmm try to take out a three from both the top and the bottom

Answer 23

so you are left with 5/4

Answer 24

just show me the work n the answer cause im pretty sure it would make life easier for me n you right now

Answer 25

i really dont mind asking...somtimes you learn alot less when you are just given the answers but ok

Answer 26

thank you and sorry for being so foward ? but i've been stck on this problem for the longest time and my homeworks due at 10 so like 30 mins

Answer 27

\[3/2 + 5/2 + 15/12\]
\[3/2 + 5/2 + 5/4\]
\[6/4 + 10/4 + 5/4\]
\[(6+10+5)/4\]
21/4

Answer 28

im on the east coast so its almost 12 in the morning here

Answer 29

gl with the rest of your HW