How do you evaluate 5\frac { 3} { 4} + 4\frac { 1} { 2} 534+412?

1 Answer
Apr 14, 2017

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10 1/41014

Explanation:

Once well practised you will be able to solve this problem type in just a few lines.

Consider this as 5+3/4+4+1/25+34+4+12

color(brown)("The whole number part is "5+4=9)The whole number part is 5+4=9

Consider the fraction part.

We have 3/4+1/234+12
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A fractions structure is such that you have:

("count")/("indicator the size of what is being counted")->("numerator")/("denominator")countindicator the size of what is being countednumeratordenominator

You can not ul("directly add") the counts unless the 'size indicators' are the same.

Multiply by 1 and you do not change the value. However, 1 comes in many forms so you can change the way something looks without changing its actual value.
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color(green)(3/4" "+" "[1/2color(red)(xx1)])

color(green)(3/4" "+" "[1/2color(red)(xx2/2)])

3/4" "+" "2/4" "=" "(3+2)/4=5/4

but 5/4 is the same as 4/4+1/4=1 +1/4

color(brown)("So the fraction part is "3/4+1/2=1 1/4
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color(blue)("Putting it all together")

color(blue)(9+1 1/4=10 1/4)