Well, honey, any two fractions with a numerator less than their denominator will have a sum less than 1. For example, 1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6, which is less than 1. So, just keep those numerators in check and you'll be good to go.
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if you are adding two fractions that are both greater than 1/2, what must be true about the sum?
Consider a denominator of r; It has proper fractions: 1/r, 2/r, ...., (r-1)/r Their sum is: (1 + 2 + ... + (r-1))/r The numerator of this sum is 1 + 2 + ... + (r-1) Which is an Arithmetic Progression (AP) with r-1 terms, and sum: sum = number_of_term(first + last)/2 = (r-1)(1 + r-1)/2 = (r-1)r/2 So the sum of the proper fractions with a denominator or r is: sum{r} = ((r-1)r/2)/r = ((r-1)r/2r = (r-1)/2 Now consider the sum of the proper fractions with a denominator r+1: sum{r+1} = (((r+1)-1)/2 = ((r-1)+1)/2 = (r-1)/2 + 1/2 = sum{r) + 1/2 So the sums of the proper fractions of the denominators forms an AP with a common difference of 1/2 The first denominator possible is r = 2 with sum (2-1)/2 = ½; The last denominator required is r = 100 with sum (100-1)/2 = 99/2 = 49½; And there are 100 - 2 + 1 = 99 terms to sum So the required sum is: sum = ½ + 1 + 1½ + ... + 49½ = 99(½ + 49½)/2 = 99 × 50/2 = 2475
How about: 1/3+1/3 = 2/3 as one example
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