Question
Find $ \dfrac{ 3 }{ 4 } + \dfrac{ 1 }{ 2 } $
Answer
$$ \dfrac{ 3 }{ 4 } + \dfrac{ 1 }{ 2 } = \dfrac{ 5 }{ 4 } $$
Explanation
| $\dfrac{ 3 }{ 4 } + \dfrac{ 1 }{ 2 }$ | = | Make denominators the same by multiply the top and bottom of the second fraction by 2.$$\dfrac{ 1 }{ 2 } = \frac{ 1 \color{blue}{\cdot 2 } }{ 2 \color{blue}{ \cdot 2 }} = \frac{ 2 }{ 4 }$$ | |||
| = | $\dfrac{ 3 }{ 4 } + \dfrac{ 2 }{ 4 }$ | = | Add the numerators to get the result | ||
| = | $\dfrac{ 5 }{ 4 }$ |
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