SOLUTION: Simplify.
(1+(2/3)) / (2+(1/2))
These are complex fractions.
This is what I have and I am not sure if it is even remotely correct. Our text does not show equations in thi
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(1+(2/3)) / (2+(1/2))
These are complex fractions.
This is what I have and I am not sure if it is even remotely correct. Our text does not show equations in thi
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Question 107881This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: Simplify.
(1+(2/3)) / (2+(1/2))
These are complex fractions.
This is what I have and I am not sure if it is even remotely correct. Our text does not show equations in this form.
1+(2/3)
_____
2+(1/2)
Make all expressions in the numerator fractional.
(1/1)+(2/3)
__________
(2/1)+(1/2)
LCD for both numerator and denominator is 6.
(6)(1/1)+(6)(2/3)=6+6=12
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(6)(2/1)+(6)(1/2)=12+3=15
Reduce the fraction 12/15 to 4/5
Answer: 4/5
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