5/8 + 3/4 + -2/3 - 5/6 = mixed number form
i looked at the website Thank you but i still cant get an answer what would it be?
5/8 = 15/24
3/4 = 18/24
2/3 = 16/24
5/6 = 20/24
Add and subtract the numerators as the problem indicates.
What do you get?
To find the sum of these fractions and express it in mixed number form, follow these steps:
1. To add fractions with different denominators, you need to find a common denominator for all the fractions. In this case, the common denominator is 24. To do this, find the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators, which is the smallest number that both 8, 4, 3, and 6 can evenly divide into.
LCM(8, 4, 3, 6) = 24
2. Next, you need to convert each fraction so that the denominator becomes 24. Multiply the numerator and denominator of each fraction by the same value that will result in the new denominator being 24.
5/8 = (5 * 3)/(8 * 3) = 15/24
3/4 = (3 * 6)/(4 * 6) = 18/24
-2/3 = (-2 * 8)/(3 * 8) = -16/24
5/6 = (5 * 4)/(6 * 4) = 20/24
3. Now that all fractions have the same denominator, you can add them together.
15/24 + 18/24 - 16/24 + 20/24 = (15 + 18 - 16 + 20)/24 = 37/24
4. Since the numerator is larger than the denominator, the fraction is an improper fraction. To convert it to a mixed number, divide the numerator by the denominator.
37 ÷ 24 = 1 with a remainder of 13
5. The mixed number form is 1 13/24.
Therefore, the sum of 5/8 + 3/4 + -2/3 - 5/6 in mixed number form is 1 13/24.
Change the fractions to equivalent fractions with the common denominator of 24.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/equivalent_fractions.html