okay I am working on my math and this looks like it coud be very easy but I guess it could be fooling me.
5/4cd+11/4cd
do I just keep 4cd as the common D. and add 5 and 11?
giving me 16/4cd
which turns into 4/4cd or 1cd
Please give me a clue........
2007-02-05 03:45:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
umm... why does 16/4 suddenly become 4/4? I don't get that step.
2007-02-05 03:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is as simple as it looks and it is actually 4cd as your answer.
You add the 5 and 11 to get 16/4cd then factor it down to get 4/1cd which = 4cd
2007-02-05 12:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by russell s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5/4cd + 11/4cd
add the numerators together as you already have a common denominator.
16/4cd
Simplify to 4cd
2007-02-05 12:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by lou53053 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, cd is not part of the denominator... your denominator is 4.
This could be rewritten as (5/4)cd + (11/4)cd
these add to (16/4)cd which is 4cd.
Had cd been in the denominator as such:
5/(4cd) + 11/(4cd) it would have been slightly different...
16/(4cd) = 4/(cd)
Hope this helps! :)
2007-02-05 11:55:50 · answer #4 · answered by disposable_hero_too 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are right to the point that you get 16/4cd
then you made a mistake
16/4cd
=4/cd
2007-02-05 11:49:54 · answer #5 · answered by Glenn T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you can add them together because of the like terms, hoe]wever your answer is not 4/4=1 but 16/4=4cd
2007-02-05 12:43:09 · answer #6 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋