Question

How do I simplify the fraction (1) / (1+(x/y))? I know the answer is y/x+y but how do I get that?

Answer 1

hmm...
\[\huge \frac{1}{1+\frac{x}{y}}\]
This?

Answer 2

yea srry had to step away

Answer 3

simple
first take reciprocal
\[\frac{ 1 }{ \frac{ x+y }{ y } }\]


then
multiply the denomenator of the denomenator to the numereator


then you get the answer y/(x+y)