document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=683452>Question 683452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do u get 1 7/15 from 4/5 + 2/3 i keep getting 1 9/15 help plz<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The key is to get the denominators the same. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So for this 4/5 + 2/3 multiply the first by 3/3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/15 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second fraction multiply it by 5/5 and we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now add them to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22/15 which can be rewritten as: (Maybe your subtracting wrong. 22-15=7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 7/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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