Question

Fareed wants to add 1/4 +5/8 Add the fractions by using the giant one to create a common denominator

Answer 1

Hi!

This question is about math.

$\frac{1}{4}+\frac{5}{8}$

Least Common Factor 4 or 8: 8

Factors of 4 : 1, 2, 4 (prime factorization) (2*2)

Factors of 8: 1, 2, 4, 8 (prime factorization) (2*2*2)

Least Common Factor of a,b is the smallest positive number that divisible by both a and b.

Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either 4 or 8.

Then multiply by the numbers.

$2*2*2$

$=8$

Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its corresponding denominator to turn it into the Least Common Factor of 8.

For 1/4 multiply the denominator and numerator by the 2.

$\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1*2}{4*2}=\frac{2}{8}$

$\frac{2}{8}+\frac{5}{8}$

Since the denominator are equal, combine the fractions.

$\frac{2+5}{8}$

Add the numbers 2+5=7

$=\frac{7}{8}$

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