Question

How do you solve 4 1/4 + 7/8

Answer 1

The given expression is,

`4(1)/(4)+(7)/(8)`

So, this can be solved as,

`\begin{gathered} (4*4+1)/(4)+(7)/(8)=(17)/(4)+(7)/(8) \\ \rightarrow(8*17+4*7)/(8*4)=(164)/(32)=(41)/(8) \end{gathered}`

Explanations:

To solve the mixed fraction,

`4(1)/(4)\rightarrow((4*4)+1)/(4)=(17)/(4)`

So, now we are adding the terms, as given in the expression,

`(17)/(4)+(7)/(8)=((8*17)+(7*4))/(4*8)`

Here we are employing the rule,

`(a)/(b)+(c)/(d)=(ad+cb)/(bd)`