Add and Subtract Fractions with Common Denominators
Examples
EXAMPLE 4.53
Find the sum: \(\dfrac{3}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}\).
EXAMPLE 4.54
Find the sum: \(\dfrac{x}{3}+\dfrac{2}{3}\).
EXAMPLE 4.55
Find the sum: \(-\dfrac{9}{d}+\dfrac{3}{d}\).
EXAMPLE 4.56
Find the sum: \(\dfrac{2 n}{11}+\dfrac{5 n}{11}\).
EXAMPLE 4.57
Find the sum: \(-\dfrac{3}{12}+\left(-\dfrac{5}{12}\right)\).
EXAMPLE 4.59
Find the difference: \(\dfrac{23}{24}-\dfrac{14}{24}\).
EXAMPLE 4.60
Find the difference: \(\dfrac{y}{6}-\dfrac{1}{6}\).
EXAMPLE 4.61
Find the difference: \(-\dfrac{10}{x}-\dfrac{4}{x}\).
EXAMPLE 4.62
Simplify: \(\dfrac{3}{8}+\left(-\dfrac{5}{8}\right)-\dfrac{1}{8}\).