Addition of Fractions


 
 
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Addition of Fractions

Addition of fraction:

Adding Fractions with the Same Denominator:

For example:

Adding Fractions

The only thing we need to do is add the numerators and leave the denominator alone. The answer is:

Adding Fractions

Adding Numbers and a Fraction

For example:

Adding Fractions

The first thing that we need to do in this case is to convert the 2 into a fraction. As you already know, we can simply put a 1 in the denominator of any number without changing its value:

Adding Fractions

When we have two fractions, we can start looking for the common denominator. In this example, it’s quite simple because the least common multiple of 1 and any number is that number. So:

Adding Fractions

Now, we only need to multiply 2 x 4 and we get:

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and now we put it into our addition problem:

Adding Fractions

 

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Question : 1

large 1frac{5}{8}+frac{13}{16} = ___________________________

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Add :   large large frac{3}{32}+frac{1}{8}

Right Option : D
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Question : 3

How many fifths are there in large 3frac{1}{5}+4frac{3}{5}?

Right Option : B
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