let's firstly convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions and then add, bearing in mind that the LCD from 8 and 4 is simply 8.
![\bf \stackrel{mixed}{5\frac{7}{8}}\implies \cfrac{5\cdot 8+7}{8}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{47}{8}} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \cfrac{47}{8}+\cfrac{11}{4}\implies \stackrel{\textit{using the LCD of 8}}{\cfrac{(1)47~~-~~(2)11}{8}}\implies \cfrac{47-22}{8}\implies \cfrac{25}{8}\implies 3\frac{1}{8}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Cstackrel%7Bmixed%7D%7B5%5Cfrac%7B7%7D%7B8%7D%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B5%5Ccdot%208%2B7%7D%7B8%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cstackrel%7Bimproper%7D%7B%5Ccfrac%7B47%7D%7B8%7D%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20~%5Cdotfill%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Ccfrac%7B47%7D%7B8%7D%2B%5Ccfrac%7B11%7D%7B4%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7Busing%20the%20LCD%20of%208%7D%7D%7B%5Ccfrac%7B%281%2947~~-~~%282%2911%7D%7B8%7D%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B47-22%7D%7B8%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B25%7D%7B8%7D%5Cimplies%203%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B8%7D)
Answer:
the ratio is 10:12 and if you were to write it in a fraction you get 10/12 which can be simplified as 5/6
In situations such as this one, why not look up the technical vocabulary, so that you can be sure of its meaning? I did that and found that my recollection of "inconsistent equations" was correct.
TRUE.
6/8a+4,6-2/4a. I think that this is the answer.