Question

7 1
- + -
12 4

Answer 1

@jazy

Answer 2

Whats the LCD(least common denominator)? What number do 12 and 4 both go into.

Answer 3

12

Answer 4

Right!

Answer 5

So \[\frac{ 7 }{ 12 } = \frac{ 7 }{ 12 }\]\[\frac{ 1 }{ 4 } = \frac{ ? }{ 12 }\]

Answer 6

4 * 3 got you to 12. So multiply 1 * 3 to find the denominator.

Answer 7

*numerator

Answer 8

iTs 3

Answer 9

Okay so you have\[\frac{ 7 }{ 12 } + \frac{ 3 }{ 12 } =\]

Answer 10

Remember you NEVER add or subtract denominators.

Answer 11

So Its 10
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12

Answer 12

Right, but can you simplify that?

Answer 13

Yeaa Nd It Will Be 5 Right
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12

Answer 14

No when you simplify you do the same to both the numerator AND the denominator. So you divide the top AND bottom by 2.

Answer 15

What do you get?

Answer 16

5
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6

Answer 17

@jazy

Answer 18

Yep! (: