document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=531723>Question 531723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve fractions like this 3 5/11+3/22? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #350572 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=350572\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I assume you mean:  3 5/11 + 3/22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 5/11 = 11/11 * 3 + 11/11 * 5/11 = 33/11 + 5/11 = 38/11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that I just multiplied by 1, disguised as 11/11.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other factor is 3/22, so the common denominator is 22.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "38/11 * 2/2 = 76/22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "76/22 + 3/22 = 79/22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "79/22 = 3 13/22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another approach is similar to cross-multiplying.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With two fractions a/b + c/d you can add them like this:  (a*d+b*c)/(b*d)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You start by converting 3 5/11 to 38/11 the same as before.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "38/11 + 3/22 = (38*22+11*3)/(11*22)  = 79/22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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