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Add or Subtract Fractions

CONCEPTS

Tips

• Fraction Notation: Numerator / Denominator

• To add or subtract fractions, the denominators must be the same (1/5 + 2/5 = 3/5)

PRACTICE PROBLEMS



Question 1 Simplify the equation: 2a/b + b/2a = 0


-- Answer -- (4a² + b²) / 2ab

2 a / b * 2 a / 2 a + b / 2 a * b / b = 0

4 a² / 2 a b + b² / 2 a b = (4a² + b²) / 2 a b

ACT PRACTICE PROBLEMS

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