How do you evaluate #\frac { 5} { 6} + \frac { 1} { 12}#?

1 Answer
Mar 3, 2018

#11/12#

Explanation:

To add or subtract fractions, we must have a common denominator (bottom number).

Let's have a common denominator of #12#. To get that, we just multiply the first fraction by #2/2# to get:

#5/6*2/2= 10/12#

NOTE: I did not change the meaning of this expression, as multiplying by #2/2# is the same thing as multiplying by #1#.

Our new expression is:

#10/12+1/12#

Here, we simply add our numerators to get:

#11/12#