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00:0-1 | to add unlike fractions such as one half plus 3/8 | |
00:04 | . 1st find a common denominator . The common denominator | |
00:08 | of two and eight is the least common multiple of | |
00:11 | two and eight , which is eight To get eight | |
00:15 | in the denominator of one half . We multiply the | |
00:18 | numerator and denominator by four To get 4/8 . Notice | |
00:25 | that our second fraction already has eight in the denominator | |
00:28 | , so we have 4/8 plus 3/8 . Now we're | |
00:33 | adding like fractions , so we simply add the numerator | |
00:36 | is and keep the denominator the same , 4-plus 3 | |
00:40 | is seven And we have 7/8 , So one half | |
00:45 | plus 3/8 is 7/8 , which is in lowest terms | |
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