To add 1/4 and 1/6, first find a common denominator, which is 12, convert the fractions (1/4 = 3/12, 1/6 = 2/12), and then add the numerators to get 5/12. The equation is 1/4 + 1/6 = 5/12.
To add the fractions 1/4 and 1/6 using fraction strips, you would first draw two fraction strips of equal length, one divided into four equal parts and another into six equal parts. Then, shade one part of the first strip (1/4) and one part of the second strip (1/6).
To add these fractions, they must have the same denominator. You can find a common denominator by finding the least common multiple of 4 and 6, which is 12.
Thus, you convert 1/4 into 3/12 and 1/6 into 2/12. Now the fractions have the same denominator, and you can add the numerators: 3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12.
The equation representing this addition is: 1/4 + 1/6 = 5/12.
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