Question

How do you simplify `3/8+1/6`?

Answer 1

`13/24`

Explanation:

To add fractions you need to get have each fraction have a common denominator. In this case `24` is a common denominator for eight's and sixth's.

First, multiple each fraction by the necessary for of `1` for them to have a denominator of `24`. We can do this because multiplying by one does not change the value of the fraction:

`3/8 + 1/6 => (3/3 * 3/8) + (4/4 * 1/6) => 9/24 + 4/24 => (9 + 4)/24 => 13/24`