document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698583>Question 698583</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I explain in one paragraph how to simplify 16 1/2?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FIRST OF ALL,YOU KNOW THIS IS A COMPOUND FRACTION.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IN THIS PROBLEM YOU WILL NEED TO MULTIPLY AND ADD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THINK OF YOUR PROBLEM AS JUST ADDING TWO NUMBERS TOGETHER,WHEN YOU SAY 16 AND A HALF,YOU WILL USE THE CONJUNCTION,FIRST YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME DENOMINATORS BEFORE YOU CAN ADD THEM TOGETHER.YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND THE LEAST COMMON DENOMINATOR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16(1)=16*(2/2)=(16*2)/2=32/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEN ADD YOUR FRACTIONS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+1/2=32/2+1/2=33/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SIMPLIFIED FRACTION IS 33/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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