Question

How do you simplify `5/6 + 4/12`?

Answer 1

`5/6+4/12=7/6=1 1/6`

Explanation:

To add the two fractions, we first need to make denominators equal. As first denominator is `6` and second one is `12`, we can do this by multiplying numerator and denominator of first fraction by `2`.

Hence `5/6+4/12`

= `(5xx2)/(6xx2)+4/12`

= `10/12+4/12`

= `(10+4)/12`

= `14/12`, but as both numerator and denominator are divisible by `2`, this is equal to

`(2xx7)/(2xx6)=7/6=1 1/6`