1/2+4/9 less than 1 or greater than 1

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Lets try and put them in the same denominator in order to be able and add the numerators together.

The smallest common factor between 2 and 9 is 18.

18/2=9 

18/9=2

Lets multiply the results with the numerator.

9*1=9

2*4=8

The new fractions are:

9/18 + 8/18=

Lets try and add the add the numerators together since the denominator is the same.

(9+8)/18=

17/18 is smaller than 1.

17/18 > 1