Adding and Subtracting Fractions with unlike denominators and multiplying fractions
Hi friend! I am Mary. I have a few guests coming over, so I thought to bake some cookies. The recipe calls for 12 cup of brown sugar and 34 cup of white sugar. Let’s calculate the total amount of sugar I need? Firstly, we ensure that the fractions to be added must have a common denominator. In our case, the denominators are unlike and consequently, we will make an equivalent fraction. Let’s start working: x 2 12 = 24 x 2 Now, the newly produced fraction for brown sugar and the quantity for white sugar are expressed ...