How do you evaluate #\frac { 5} { 8} + \frac { 8} { 12} #?
2 Answers
Explanation:
Find the common denominator. It is 24.
Multiply each fraction by a fraction (equal to 1) that makes the denominator 24.
Add them together
The answer is
Explanation:
The way to add fractions is by getting the two denominators to be the same and adding the two numerators.
For this, we have to find the LCM (Lowest Common Multiple) of the two denominators.
For
To get to
To ensure that both the fractions remain the same in value, we multiply both the numerator and the denominator by the same factor (
Keeping the denominator the same, we add the numerators.