Many generations of students just like yourself have experimented with hundreds of different ways
to deal with fractions. Through the centuries of experience, the following Five-Step Program has been
developed. In our modern times, this is the easiest way known:
1). Go to class every day.
2). Stay awake throughout the class.
3). Listen to the teacher's explanations.
4). Do the homework every day.
5). If there's a homework problem you can't do, get with the teacher outside of class,
and get more explanation. Don't say "OK, thanks" until you understand it. Don't let the
teacher blow you off. If you have performed steps 1 through 4, then your understanding
is now the teacher's job.
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When the denominators of two or more fractions are the SAME, then they can be added or subtracted directly. An easy way is to multiply each denominator by the other (along with its corresponding numerator).
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In much the same way as anyone writes decimals.
You do them the same way as you "do" other fractions.
Fractions aren't really difficult, once you understand them. Mainly, you have to memorize when to use which operation, so that you don't get adding and multiplying fractions confused, for example.