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#1 2006-04-20 13:15:38

mira10
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Registered: 2006-04-20
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addition problems with fractions

I am fairly young and I am starting to do addition problems with fractions, can someone help me with an example of how to do a problem.

11/11+9/10

Thanks

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#2 2006-04-20 16:21:25

Jai Ganesh
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Registered: 2005-06-28
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Re: addition problems with fractions



The last step is done by simplifying the rational number. 209=11x19, 110=11x10, by cancelling 11 in the numerator and the denominator, the answer 19/10 is obtained.
In general,


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