
Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller
Edition 12ISBN: 978-0132605540
Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller
Edition 12ISBN: 978-0132605540 Exercise 88
Add or subtract. Write answers in lowest terms. (See Examples.)
Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
Add or subtract.
(a)
(b)
SOLUTION
(a) Inspection shows that the least common denominator is 8. Rewrite the fractions so each has a denominator of 8, then add.
(b) The least common denominator is 40. Rewrite the fractions so each has a denominator of 40, then subtract.
Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
Add or subtract.
(a)
(b)
(c)
SOLUTION
First rewrite the fractions with a least common denominator.
(a)
(b)
(c)
All calculator solutions are shown using a basic calculator. The calculator solution to part (b) uses the fraction key on the calculator.
Note : Refer to Appendix B for calculator basics.

Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
Add or subtract.
(a)

(b)

SOLUTION
(a) Inspection shows that the least common denominator is 8. Rewrite the fractions so each has a denominator of 8, then add.

(b) The least common denominator is 40. Rewrite the fractions so each has a denominator of 40, then subtract.

Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
Add or subtract.
(a)

(b)

(c)

SOLUTION
First rewrite the fractions with a least common denominator.
(a)

(b)

(c)

All calculator solutions are shown using a basic calculator. The calculator solution to part (b) uses the fraction key on the calculator.

Note : Refer to Appendix B for calculator basics.
Explanation
To find the sum of the fractions and
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