Find the sum of p and q if p=3/4 and q= −11/4. Reduce your answer to lowest terms.(1 point)
To find the sum of p and q, we simply add the numerators and keep the same denominator:
p + q = (3/4) + (-11/4)
To add fractions with the same denominator, we add the numerators and keep the same denominator:
= (3 - 11)/4
Simplifying the numerator:
= -8/4
Since -8 is a multiple of 4, we can simplify the fraction:
= -2/1
Therefore, the sum of p and q, reduced to lowest terms, is -2/1.
To find the sum of p and q, we can simply add the two fractions together.
p = 3/4, and q = -11/4.
To add fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the denominators are already the same, which is 4.
So, the sum of p and q is:
p + q = (3/4) + (-11/4)
To add the numerators, we keep the denominator the same and add the numerators:
(3 + (-11))/4
Simplifying the numerator, we get:
(-8)/4
Now, we can simplify the fraction by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4:
(-8)/4 = -2
Therefore, the sum of p and q, in lowest terms, is -2.