Find the sum and reduce to lowest terms.
1 over 12 plus 3 over 12
(1 point)
Responses
4 over 12
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4 over 24
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1 over 4
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1 over 3
The correct answer is: 4 over 12
To find the sum of 1/12 and 3/12, you need to add the numerators and keep the common denominator.
1/12 + 3/12 = (1 + 3)/12 = 4/12
Now, to reduce this fraction to lowest terms, you need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator, and divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD.
In this case, the GCD of 4 and 12 is 4.
Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 4, we get:
4/12 = (4 ÷ 4) / (12 ÷ 4) = 1/3
So the sum of 1/12 and 3/12, reduced to lowest terms, is 1/3.