what is 5/12+1/4 equal to

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given the equation:

5/12 + ¼

Determine the equivalent of the equation.

Solution:

In order to determine the equivalent of the equation, we must simply change the fraction to decimal. To do so, divide the numerator by the denominator.

5/12
=0.41666…

¼
= 0.25

= 0.41666… + 0.25

=0.66666…

Since we have a repeating decimal, we can either equate it with a repeating word enclosed with a parenthesis, a dash line or an ellipsis. In our case we will use the ellipsis.

Final answer:

= 0.6666…