Question

What is the denominator of 7/2 and 1/2?​

Answer 1

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Answer:

the denominator of each fraction is 2

Explanation:

The numerator of a fraction is the number above the fraction bar; the denominator is the number below the fraction bar. In the fraction ...

`(7)/(2)`

the numerator is 7, and the denominator is 2.

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Similarly, the number 2 is below the fraction bar and is the denominator in the fraction ...

`(1)/(2)`

The numerator is 1, and the denominator is 2.

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The denominators of both of these fractions are 2. Since they are both the same, that value (2) can be used as the common denominator of the sum or difference of these fractions:

`(7)/(2)+(1)/(2)=(7+1)/(2)\qquad\text{or}\qquad(7)/(2)-(1)/(2)=(7-1)/(2)`