document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4082>Question 4082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">    Add the following fractions, showing the steps you used:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) 2/3 + 3/4 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) (3/5 + 4/7) + 2/5 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) 5/6 + 5/8 =  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1802 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=carl><B>carl(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=carl><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1802\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  (note.. remember when adding or subtracting you need the same denominator <BR>\n" );
document.write( " for the fractions).....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  2/3 + 3/4 =   (think 12) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/3 becomes 8/12  (3 divided by 12 = 4 x 2 = 8) and 3/4 becomes 9/12, then add em..... 8 + 9 = 17 and drop the denominator of 12 and you get 17/12, now reduce the imporper faction to 1 and 5/12.   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(the improper faction is... divide 12 by 17 and get 1, then subtract 12 from 17 and get 5, place it over the denominator)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  (3/5 + 4/7) + 2/5 = first the ( ) then the other... <BR>\n" );
document.write( "here you go.... <BR>\n" );
document.write( "with 3/5 and 4/7 think 35... and you should get 1 6/35.  BUT.. we are not done, now we must add 1 6/35 + 2/5 (ouch)!  ok.. lets keep the 35, because 5 will go into 35.... so....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 6/35 remains and (2/5 changes to) 14/35 then lets add the top, 20/35 and drop the whole 1... and we get 1 20/35.  lets reduce because we can take 5 from each... 1 4/7... right???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.  5/6 + 5/8 =   ok.. because we are using 6 and 8... we can see they go into 24 very nicely.... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/6 becomes 20/24 (remember the divide 24 / 6 = 4 x 5 = 20) and then the 5/8 becomes 15/24....  so lets add the 20/24 + 15/24 and we get 35/24.... remember the improper issue, we get 1 11/24.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that helps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Carl  </SPAN>\n" );
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