whats three quarters and a half as a fraction?

Question

And long division........ how does it work?

please add the three quarters and a half to get the answer but i need the answer as a fraction.

Answer 1

5/4 or 1 1/4 are both correct.

Answer 2

When adding fractions, the first thing you do is make sure the denominators (the number on the bottom) are the same.

With 1/2 + 3/4, they are different.
In this case, it's easy to make them the same:
1/2 = 2/4.

Now I can add them: 2/4 + 3/4 = 5/4
Here, I just added the numerators (top numbers) to get 5,
and used the same denominator in my answer.
This might be clearer in words:

2 quarters + 3 quarters = 5 quarters, because we're just adding up the number of quarters.

Now 5/4 is a top-heavy fraction, so it's greater than 1.
Since there are 4 quarters in a whole, we have 1 extra quarter, so the answer is 1 1/4

Answer 3

Firstly, may I say that I think 'Blokheed' seems to have given himself a very apt screen name indeed. No credit for failing to read the question or for pointlessly insulting the asker.

Now to the matter in hand:

To add two simple fractions, the traditional method is generally the best. Multiply the numerator (top half) of each fraction by the denominator (bottom half) of the other, and then add the two products together to form the numerator of the answer.

Multiplying the two denominators together will give you the denominator of the answer; you should now check to see if the two parts of the fraction contain common factors (i.e. they are both multiples of a particular number). If this is the case, each part can be divided by that number - this is called 'simplification', sometimes also known as 'cancelling down'.

The final stage is to check to see if the numerator of the answer is larger than the denominator. If it is, subtract the numerator from the denominator to leave a new numerator and take '1' as an integer (whole number) part of your answer.

Adding 3/4 + 1/2:

3x2=6, 4x1=4, and 6+4=10.
We also have 4x2=8

The answer currently stands as 10/8

Each part of the fraction is divisible by 2. 10/2=5, and 8/2=4.

The answer now appears as 5/4

5 is greater than 4, and 5-4=1.

The final answer is thus 1 1/4.

Long division takes longer to explain; please feel free to drop me a line if you wish, or there is always my book to consider if you'd prefer.

Answer 4

3/4 + 1/2

Convert fractions to a common denominator:

= 3/4 + 2/4

= 5/4
This is not a vulgar fraction because the numerator and denominator are expressed in their lowest forms.

Also, because the numerator (5) is > than the denominator (4) this is called an improper fraction

Long division is a process whereby large numbers are divided and nowadays also means without the use of a calculator.

Let's say you are asked to divide 6382 by 4:

6 divided by 4 is 1 and 2 is left over. We say 'carry 2 to the next number.

23 divided by 4 is 5, carry 3.

38 divided by 4 is 9, carry 2

22 divided by 4 is 5, 2 remaining.

So, 6382/4 = 1595, remainder of 2

Of course, if in the last division there is no remainder then the answer is exact.

Answer 5

1 1/4

Answer 6

1/2*3/4=3/8

Answer 7

3/4 plus 1/2 = 3/4 plus 2/4 (find the common denominator, in this case 4), so 5/4 which is one and a quarter.I'll let a proper mathematician tell you about long division!
Hey, why the thumbs down? I may not be brilliant at maths, but I did get the right answer!

Answer 8

3/4 is 75%
1/2 is 50%
1/.4 is 25%


3/4=1/2 -1 1/4 or 1.25


and long division works by breaking down a big number into smaller units so one may work on them more easily

Answer 9

3/4 + 1/2 = 5/4 is one interpretation (half of one)

3/4 + 3/8 = 9/8 is another interpretation (half of 3/4)

About long division, pl. ask a specific example.

Answer 10

3
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4

1
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2

or as shilling fractions 3/4 and 1/2

Long division of fractions: You invert the divisors and multiply.

such as 3/4 divided 1/2

3 . . . . 2...... 6
--- x ----- = --------- now reduce
4........1........4

6/4 = 3/2 = 1 & 1/2 or 1 1/2