1/12 + 5/6?
just really don't understand. bolded text
just really don't understand. bolded text
2 Answers
Explanation:
You cant directly add these two, you need them to be of the same denominator if you want to add them
Now, to give the fraction
Now the fraction is
Now you can add them
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Explanation:
A fraction structure is such that we have:
You can not
You have been doing this for years without realising it.
Did you know that you can write whole numbers like this:
So for example
THEIR SIZE INDICATORS ARE THE SAME!
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Multiply by 1 and you do not change the value. However, 1 comes in many forms. So you can change the way something looks with out changing its value.
Now we can DIRECTLY add the counts. At this stage adding counts (numerators) does NOT change the size indicators (denominators).