Question

Jerome walked 2/3 mile in the morning and 11/12 mile in the evening. How many miles did he walk in all?

Answer 1

2/3 + 11/12

To add these fractions you need to make their denominators the same.

Answer 2

Ok how ;c?

Answer 3

look at your denominators....3 and 12...now what do both of these numbers both go into evenly ?

Answer 4

6

Answer 5

does 12 go into 6 evenly ? No. Its not what goes into them equally, it is what they go into evenly.
3 -- 3,6,9,12,15
12 -- 12,24,36
now what number do they have in common ?

Answer 6

12

Answer 7

BINGO....that is your common denominator. Now we want to make both fractions have the same denominator of 12.

2
-- = ---
3 12

to find the numerator : 3 goes into 12 four times.....4 x 2 = 8...so your new fraction is 8/12. Do you understand what I just did ?

Answer 8

Yes

Answer 9

I have a problem

Answer 10

Theres no 8/12 as a answer though

Answer 11

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Answer 12

11
--- = ---
12 12

now...12 goes into 12 one time. 1 x 11 = 11. This fraction becomes 11/12

so now we have :
2/3 = 8/12
11/12 = 11/12

now we can add them because they have the same denominator.
8/12 + 11/12 = 19/12 or 1 7/12

Answer 13

OHH

Answer 14

do you know how I got 1 7/12 from 19/12 ?

Answer 15

Yes

Answer 16

good....1 7/12 is your answer

Answer 17

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Answer 18

I have two more

Answer 19

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Answer 20

The base of a triangle is 5/8 feet. The height is 1/3 feet.

How much greater is the base of the triangle than the height?

Answer 21

so the problem is 5/8 - 1/3

common denominator of 8 and 3....do you know it ?

Answer 22

16?

Answer 23

Wait no

Answer 24

3 -- 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27
8 -- 8,16,24,32,40

what is your common number ?

Answer 25

24

Answer 26

yep...now we have to convert the fraction to where both denominators are 24.

I am sorry but I am going to have to go, so I will do this one for you

5/8 = 15/24
1/3 = 8/24

15/24 - 8/24 = 7/24

I am sorry I cant stay and help more...I will be back on later

Answer 27

Ok