No.
Chat with our AI personalities
When adding fractions with like denominators, add the numerators together and put the result over the denominator. Simplify if possible.
no need to change the denominators
You need to answer this question because your teacher is looking for your critical thinking skills and how well you understood the lesson.
They are called like fractions.In order to add or subtract fractions you will usually need to convert them to like fractions. Then you simply add or subtract the numerators (as required) to form the numerator of the answer. The same (or common) denominator is the denominator of the answer. You may need to simplify the resulting fraction.
Common denominators are found by multiplying one denominator with another. Since you only have one here, you need another.