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To add two (or more) fractions together:
- Find a common denominator (bottom number) by multiplying both the numerator (top number) and the denominator as necessary.
- Add the numerators together, over the same denominator.
- Simplify the fraction, if need be, or for ease.
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How do you add and subtract frations with a whole number with a fraction?
Express the mixed fraction as an improper fraction and then proceed as you would with ordinary fractions. If the answer is an improper fraction, then remember to convert to a mixed fraction.
How do you add and subtract similar fraction?
Just simply add/subtract the numerators then copy the denominator.
What fraction could you add to 4-7 to get a sum greater than 1?
Add it to itself.
How do multiply a negative fraction time a positive fraction?
Multiply the numbers ignoring the signs and then add a negative sign.
What is two fifths add two fifths as a fraction?
four tenths?
What will happen to a fraction if you add four to the denominator?
The fraction will increase.
How do you add a mixed fraction by a mixed fraction?
You can either add the fractional parts and, if required, convert the answer to a mixed fraction and then add the integer part to the integer parts of the two original numbers; or change both numbers to top-heavy (or improper) fractions, add them and then convert the answer to a mixed fraction.
Do you add the denominator in a fraction?
no.
How do you get a sum in a fraction?
Add it
How do you find a greater fraction?
Add a positive number - fraction or integer - to the given fraction.
How do you add a half to a fraction?
add half the denominator to the numerator
When is an improper fraction best used?
When you want to add it to another fraction.
What fraction can you add to a to get a sum of one?
1-a, which may or may not be a fraction.
What is process of adding when you add a fraction to a fraction but the sum comes a mixed fraction?
The process is still that of addition.
How do you add a fraction to a decimal?
You have to convert one of them to the other, and then add as usual.
How do you turn a fraction into a different fraction?
You can add or subract other fractions to it, or reduce it.
How do you add a negative fraction to a mixed fraction?
To add a negative fraction to a mixed fraction, first convert the mixed fraction to an improper fraction. Then, find a common denominator for both fractions. Next, add the numerators and keep the common denominator. Finally, simplify the resulting fraction if needed. If the negative fraction has a smaller absolute value than the mixed fraction, you may need to borrow or regroup to ensure proper subtraction.
