How do write in simplest form given $1/2+1/4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-06T05:13:59

$3/4$

Since we have two fractions that don't have a common denominator, we need to convert at least one to have that common denominator.

Since $2xx2=4$ , we can change the left fraction:

$1/2(1)+1/4$

$1/2(2/2)+1/4$

$2/4+1/4=3/4$

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