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Example Question #1 :Complex Fractions
Solve:
To simplify a complex fraction, simply invert the denomenator and multiply by the numerator:
Multiplying the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator for each term we get:
Since we have a common denominator we can now add these two terms.
Example Question #2 :Complex Fractions
Simplify:
虽然你可以找公分母of the fraction as it has been written, it is probably easiest to rewrite the fraction in slightly simpler terms. Thus, recall that you can rewrite your fraction as:
Using the rule for dividing fractions, you can rewrite your expression as:
Then, you can multiply each set of fractions, getting:
This makes things very easy, for then your value is:
Example Question #3 :Complex Fractions
Simplify:
For this problem, begin by rewriting the complex fraction, using the rule for dividing fractions:
This is much easier to work on. Cancel out thes and theand the, this gives you:
, which is merely. Thus, your problem is:
The common denominator is, so you can rewrite this as:
Example Question #4 :Complex Fractions
Begin by simplifying all terms inside the parentheses. Begin with the innermost set. Find a common denominator for the two terms. In this case, the common denominator will be twenty:
Simplifytoand convertto not a mixed fraction:
Multiply the two fractions in the parentheses by multiplying straight across (A quick shortcut would be to factor out the 10 on top and bottom).
Now convertto a non-mixed fraction. It will become.
In order to subtract the two fractions, find a common denominator. In this case, it will be 70.
Now subtract, and find the answer!
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