How do you simplify #\frac { 3} { 10} + \frac { 1} { 2} #?

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David Drayer · EZ as pi
Aug 13, 2017

Change both fraction to the same denominator add and divide out any common factors.

Explanation:

the common denominator is 10 so

# 1/2 xx 5/5 = 5/10 # adding the fractions gives

# 3/10 + 5/10 = 8/10#

# 8/10 = ( 2xx 4)/(2xx 5)#

# 2/2 = 1# leaving

# 4/5#

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