SOLUTION: 1/12 + 2 /3 + 4/9=

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Question 422102: 1/12 + 2 /3 + 4/9=
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/12 + 2 /3 + 4/9=
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lcd = 36
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Rewrite each fraction with the lcd as its denominator:
3/lcd + (2*12)/lcd + (4*4)/lcd
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Combine over the lcd:
[3+24+16}/lcd
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= 44/(36
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= 11/9
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= 1 2/9
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Cheers,
Stan H.