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HELP MEE IM DIEING please i need help I'm very stupid and idk these things and if u could explain to me how I can add fractions

HELP MEE IM DIEING please i need help I'm very stupid and idk these things and if-example-1
User Jpkotta
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so what you do for example
1 3
- + - =1 and 1/4
2 4 hope this helps good luck
User Simcha Khabinsky
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You just need a common denominator.
#2 - 4 x 3 = 12. So use 12 as your common denominator.

All you have to do is find the LCM (lowest common multiple).
Multiples of 4 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16 etc
Multiples of 3 are 1, 3, 6, 12, 18 etc
So find the lowest number that is the same for both. 12. And then multiply 4 & 3 by each other.

1/4 x 3 = 3/12
2/3 x 4 = 8/12

Multiply the denominators to get the same number for both

For that question the answer would be 3/12, 8/12
(The / is a fraction line)
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