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Question #6a28a

Answer 1

Just another way of saying the same thing!

`5/8`

Explanation:

Fraction is composed of `("count")/("size indicator")`

Count is obvious needs no explanation.

Size indicator is how many of what you are counting it takes to make a whole of something

`color(red)("You can not "ul("directly")" add or subtract the counts")` `color(red)("unless the size indicators are the same ")`
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`" "("count")/("size indicator")" "->" "("numerator")/("denominator")`

Lets make the size indicator (denominator) of `1/4` the same as that of `3/8`

Multiply `1/4` by 1 but where `1=2/2`. This does not change the inherent value but it does change the way `1/4` looks.

So `color(brown)((1/4xx1)+3/8)color(blue)(" "->" "(1/4xx2/2)+3/8)`

but `(1/4xx2/2)+3/8" is the same as "2/8+3/8`

`=5/8`