Monday, February 11, 2008

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK #20



What is the value of the complex fraction
written as a simple fraction in lowest terms.

19 comments:

myles said...

1st i multiplied like we learned but i am still trying to figure out the next few steps

Josh said...
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Sophia said...

Ya, I multiplied too, but then I don't know whats next.

Mrs. Cooper said...

Think of it as a BIG fraction. The numerator is an addition problem. So is the denominator.

Noa said...

I added the numerator and then I added the denominator i got 1 and 1/12 as my numerator and 1 and 3/10 as my denominator. After I made 1 and 1/12 in to a fraction and got 13/12 i did the same the denominator 1 and 3/10. I got 13/10. After i divides both of the fractions and got ........................

micaela said...

I think I got the answer. The easiest way for me to do it was to first do the actual two problems before i did the rest.

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Ethan said...

first you have to make the denominator the same and then add them together and you get the nominator to be one and one twelve and the denominator to be one a three tenths. then you have to make them a improper fraction and make the denominator a reciprical and then multiply. then you will get your answer.

Ben H. said...

you have to multiply the 2 denomenators and the 2 numerators together and you get one fourth for the numerator and for the denomenator you get two fifths. then i think you have to divide one fourth into two fifths.

leora said...
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leora said...

i would add the top and bottom fractions of both of the problem. then i would / the 2 remaining fractions.

daniel L said...

Mrs cooper how do u know that you have to add?

Mrs. Cooper said...

click onto the problem and it will enlarge if you need to see it better...

Rachel T said...

first if i am correct it was easier for me to do the 2 problems first.

scotty said...

so to start the problem you have to solve the first 2 problems so you can get the actual fraction. then just put it in simplest form. you need a fraction for an answer, though.

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Sarah said...

Well I'm not really sure how to do the exact problem but I first multiplied both problems top and bottom then I made the fractions that I got into out of 100 fractions so I could divide them and then i figured out that it is just the same fraction on the bottom for the answer confusing and proboably wrong though.

Sarah said...

I just figured it out and noticed i was diffinitely wrong. First I multiplied 3/4 times 1/3 and got 1/4. Then multiplied 1/2 times 4/5 and got 2/5 then divided 2/5 by 1/4and got.....
P.S. I hope I didn't forget any steps..

matthew said...

i really dont get the concept of the proplem like i dont know how to start it.