Question

What is 1/12 plus 5/18?

Answer 1

Answer:

13/36

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the LCD:

Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36.

Multiples of 36: 18, 36.

Make the denominator the same as the LCD:

$\frac{1*3}{12*3} +\frac{5*2}{18*2}$

Simplify the denomonators:

$\frac{3}{36} +\frac{10}{36}$

Simplify:

$\frac{3+10}{36}$

Answer: $\frac{13}{36}$

Answer 2

13/36

1/12 = 3/36

5/18 = 10/36

= 13/36. Cannot be simplified any further