How do you simplify 5/6 + 4/12?

1 Answer
Aug 2, 2016

5/6+4/12=7/6=1 1/6

Explanation:

To add the two fractions, we first need to make denominators equal. As first denominator is 6 and second one is 12, we can do this by multiplying numerator and denominator of first fraction by 2.

Hence 5/6+4/12

= (5xx2)/(6xx2)+4/12

= 10/12+4/12

= (10+4)/12

= 14/12, but as both numerator and denominator are divisible by 2, this is equal to

(2xx7)/(2xx6)=7/6=1 1/6