SOLUTION: 6+ 1/6= (- 1/3)+ 3/8= can some one help me to solve this problems or give me the steps how to do it..

Question 614715: 6+ 1/6=
(- 1/3)+ 3/8=
can some one help me to solve this problems or give me the steps how to do it..
Answer by ashipm01(26) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, you need to get all terms expressed with a common denominator. So taking your first problem as an example:

The first term can be rewritten as 36/6 since 36 divided by 6 is equal to 6, so you have the following:

Now you can combine those fractions and add the numerators since the fractions share the same denominator (6 in this example).

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And since 37 and 6 are relatively prime (the greatest common divisor of 37 and 6 is one), you cannot reduce the answer any further, so 37/6 is the answer for that problem.

Similarly, for the second problem you need to express both fractions in terms of a common denominator, add the numerators and combine the fractions and finally reduce the fraction if possible:

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