document.write( "Question 72360: 9 1/2 +16 1/2 \n" ); document.write( "
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MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADD THESE FRACTIONS:
\n" ); document.write( "THE EASIEST IS TO CHANGE THEM TO DECIMALS THUS
\n" ); document.write( "9.5+16.5=26
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\n" ); document.write( "YOU CAN ALSO ADD THE WHOLE NUMBERS FIRST 9+16=25. NOW ADD THE FRACTIONS 1/2+1/2=1. NOW ADD THESE TWO PARTIAL SUMS 25=1=26
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\n" ); document.write( "ANOTHER METHOD IS TO CONVERT THESE MIXED NUMBERS TO IMPROPER FRACTIOONS.
\n" ); document.write( "9 1/2=19/2 & 16 1/2=33/2. NOW ADD THESE FRACTIONS 19/2+33/2=52/2=26
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\n" ); document.write( "ALL THESE METHODS WORK BUT SOME ARE EASIER TO USE WITH CERTAIN NUMBERS THAN OTHERS.
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