Question

Perform the indicated operation.

2/3 + 3/8

Answer 1

make sure that both fractions have the same denominator.

Answer 2

What is the least common multiple of 3 and 8?

Answer 3

2?

Answer 4

Do you know what multiples are?

Answer 5

no..

Answer 6

Multiples of 3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21... and so on

Answer 7

What are the multiples of 8?

Answer 8

16 24 and 32?

Answer 9

so the least common multiple would be 24

Answer 10

why wouldnt it be 16? because thats the lowest other than 8

Answer 11

But is 16 divisible by 3? No.

Answer 12

oh okay i get that

Answer 13

\(\sf\Large\left(\frac{2}{3} \times\frac{8}{8}\right)+\left(\frac{3}{8}\times\frac{3}{3}\right)=?\)

Answer 14

Hint: \(\sf\Large\frac{a}{b}\times\frac{c}{d}=\frac{a~\times~ b}{c ~\times~ d}\)

Answer 15

16/24 + 9/24

Answer 16

@AbdullahM so 25/24

Answer 17

correct and that is 1 1/24

Answer 18

@AbdullahM how do you get it like that though?

Answer 19

because \(\sf\Large\frac{25}{24} =\frac{24+1}{24}=\frac{24}{24}+\frac{1}{24}=1\frac{1}{24}\)

Answer 20

@AbdullahM oh okay i get that, thanks a lot