Sunday, April 1, 2012

Fraction Theory

How to handle addition and Subtraction of unlike fraction (mix fraction).

1) First,
find the first common multiple of the denominators of the fractional parts.
2) Then,
convert the fractional parts to like fractions.
This 'like' to not the 'like' of facebook. :-)
Like fractions means the fractions must share the common denominator.
3) Finally,
add/subtract the whole number before add/subtract the factional parts.

Example:

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