document.write( "Question 1020352: How to answer 4 6/8 + 3 2/3 = fifth grade \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4\"\"+6%2F8\" + \"3\"\"+2%2F3\" here you have to add to mixed numbers
\n" ); document.write( "first what you need is to covert them to improper fractions \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4\"\"+6%2F8\" as an improper fraction will be \"%284%2A8%2B6%29%2F8=38%2F8\"
\n" ); document.write( "and \"3\"\"+2%2F3\" will be \"%283%2A3%2B2%29%2F3=11%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now add them\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"38%2F8+%2B11%2F3\"...since we have to add improper fractions with different denominators, we need to find common denominator, the number that is divisible by both \"8\" and \"3\", and that is \"24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2838%2A3%29%2F%288%2A3%29+%2B%2811%2A8%29%2F%283%2A8%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"114%2F24+%2B88%2F24\"...now we can add them\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28114+%2B88%29%2F24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"202%2F24\"....now we can simplify it, divide both numerator and denominator by \"2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"101%2F12\"....this is your solution written as an improper fraction\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you can also convert it into mixed number and it will be:\"8\"\"5%2F12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or, you can do it this way (might be easier)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4\"\"+6%2F8\" + \"3\"\"+2%2F3\" first, you can write mixed numbers like this:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2B+6%2F8\" and \"3%2B2%2F3\"...now add them\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2B+6%2F8%2B3%2B2%2F3\"...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284%2B3%29%2B+%286%2F8%2B2%2F3%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2B+%28%286%2A3%29%2F%283%2A8%29%2B%282%2A8%29%2F%288%2A3%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2B+%2818%2F24%2B16%2F24%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2B+%2834%2F24%29\"...simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2B+%2817%2F12%29\".........\"17=12%2B5\", so we can write it \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2B+%2812%2F12%2B5%2F12%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2B+1%2B5%2F12%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2B5%2F12%29\" or \"8\"\"5%2F12%29\"\r
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