Question

Add 8+x-1/x+4

Answer 1

\[8 + \frac{x-1}{x+4} \space \text{right?}\]

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

\[\text{What happens if you multiply 8 by} \space \frac{x+4}{x+4} \space ? \]

Answer 4

it would be 8x+32 right?

Answer 5

For the numerator, yes. Then you would have:

\[\frac{8x + 32}{x+4} + \frac{x-1}{x+4}\]

Now what do we do?

Answer 6

uhm i think you cross multiply right?

Answer 7

You can only do that when you have two fractions on opposite sides of an equal sign.

Answer 8

oh okay

Answer 9

All we need to do is add, right?

Answer 10

If you had \[\frac{8}{3} + \frac{4}{3}\] How would you add that?

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

so 12/6?

Answer 13

What grade are you in?

Answer 14

8

Answer 15

You should know how to add fractions by now. You learn that in second or third grade.

Answer 16

yeah i know im dumb thanks

Answer 17

So I guess you give up then?