document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=847497>Question 847497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/3 + 1/8 = </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #510482 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=510482\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I will do this two different ways.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The common way is to find a common denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the common denominator for 3 and 8?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at the multiples of 3 and 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8,16,24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We find that 24 is the first common multiple, so it must be it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, we convert each fraction into a denominator of 24.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So adding this together gives us 11/24.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "METHOD 2(cross multiply)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 + 1/8  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start in the left corner and multiply by it with its diagonal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1*8 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the other diagonal and multiply together\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*1 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add those two together to get our numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8+3 = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the denominators and multiply them together \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*8 = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is (8+3)/24 = 11/24 </SPAN>\n" );
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