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How do you add fractions?


Question asked by: qazwsx

Asked on: 03 Feb 2009
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All you need to do is multiply them up until you get a common bottom line, then add the numbers on the top and ignore the numbers on the bottom.

Thus if we have 1/2 + 1/4 then we double 1/2 to get the common base, so thus we have:

2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4

By: knowitall
Replied at: 09 Feb 2009
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