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3 years ago

How do you subtract fractions with different denominators?

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You find a common denominator, for example, if you want to subtract 3/4 minus 1/2 you would have to multiply 1/2 by 2/2, which equals 2/4, then you can do 3/4-2/4, which is 1/4. Sorry if it’s a bit confusing, hope it helps!

klio [65]3 years ago

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Answer:

When solving fractions with different denominators, you first need to make the denominators the same.

Example:

$\frac{1}{2}$ - $\frac{1}{4}$

You need to make sure the denominators are the same.

Can 2 get multiply by something and will be 4?

The answer is yes, if you multiply 2 by 2, it will change the 2 to 4. You have to multiply the equation $\frac{1}{2}$ by $\frac{4}{4}$ (which is also equivalent to 1) and which change the equation to $\frac{2}{4}$ .

And now you can subtract because the denominators are the same.

Hope this helps!

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

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Answer:

Yes , there is enough water and shampoo

Step-by-step explanation:

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Number of long and short hair member who can wash their hair with less than 5600 litres of water.

70L+ 60S < 5600

Number of long and short hair member who can wash their hair with at most 2.5 litres of shampoo

0.02L + 0.01S ≤ 2.5

To check if bathroom has enough water and shampoo for 8 long haired and 7 short haired members.

Water check:

70L+ 60S < 5600

L = 8 ; S = 7

70(8) + 60(7) < 5600

560 + 420 < 5600

980 < 5600

Inequality constraint is satisfied ; There is enough water.

Shampoo check:

0.02L + 0.01S ≤ 2.5

L = 8 ; S = 7

0.02(8) + 0.01(7) ≤ 2.5

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