3/4 Plus 1/2 In Fraction

The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction between 3/4 and 1/2 by adding two fractions with different, unequal or unlike denominators. The sum in fraction form for 3/4 plus 1/2 can be obtained by using anyone of the two methods below.1. LCM method 2. Cross multiplication method.

3/4+1/2 using LCM Method: What is 3/4 plus 1/2 as a fraction?step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:Input:Fraction A: 3/4Fraction B: 1/2What to be found? 3/4+1/2 = ? Find what's the sum of 3/4 and 1/2. step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 3/4 and 1/2 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction addition. Since the denominators of given fractions 3/4 and 1/2 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions addition. step 3For unlike fractions addition, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 3/4 and 1/2: The LCM of 4 and 2 is 4. step 4 Write the fractions 3/4 and 1/2 in the addition expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions. =3/4+1/2 =(3 x 4)/(4 x 4)+(1 x 4)/(2 x 4) step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator: =3/4+2/4 step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below: =1/4 x (3/1+2/1) =1/4 x (3 + 2)step 7Simplify the above expression further: =1/4 x 5=5/4 3/4+1/2=5/4 Hence, 3/4 plus 1/2 equals to 5/4 in fraction.

3/4+1/2 using Cross Multiplication Method: step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:Input:Fraction A: 3/4Fraction B: 1/2What to be found? 3/4+1/2 = ? Find what's the sum of 3/4 and 1/2. step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (3 x 2), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (1 x 4), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (4 x 2) and rewrite the equation as like the below: = (3 x 2) + (1 x 4)/(4 x 2) step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction: = (6 + 4)/8 = 10/8 = 5/4 3/4+1/2 = 5/4Hence, 3/4 plus 1/2 = 5/4