Adding Fractions Math Example 1

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Example 1

easy
Add 14+34\frac{1}{4} + \frac{3}{4}.

Solution

  1. 1
    Check that the denominators are the same: both fractions have denominator 44.
  2. 2
    Add the numerators: 1+3=41 + 3 = 4, giving 44\frac{4}{4}.
  3. 3
    Simplify: 44=1\frac{4}{4} = 1 (the two fractions together make a whole).

Answer

11
When two fractions with the same denominator sum to a value where numerator equals denominator, the result is exactly 1 whole. Recognising this shortcut avoids unnecessary simplification steps.

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Adding fractions combines parts of a whole by rewriting both with a common denominator and then adding the numerators.

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