How do you simplify 1/3 + 5/12?

1 Answer
Apr 22, 2018

3/4

Explanation:

Firstly make both denominators the same:
We know that you can multiply 3 by 4 to get 12,
What you do to the bottom number, you must also do to the top number:

1/3 *4/4 = 4/12

So now we have:

4/12+5/12 which equals 9/12

We can simplify 9/12 as both numerator and denominator are divisible by 3:

=3/4