How do you write #10# #5/12# as an equivalent improper fraction?
1 Answer
Explanation:
Given:
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This can be written as:
Although not normally done, it is perfectly correct to write
So we now have:
To be able to add the top numbers (numerator) directly the bottom numbers (denominators) need to be the same.
If we multiply a number by 1 then its value is not changed and it still looks the same.
However, the value of 1 can be presented in many ways. For example
Consider the
The
So now we can write