To add fractions that have a common numerator can we add the denominators. Look at 5/8+5/14 could this equal 5/8+4

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Natalia Chen

Mathematics

20 March, 11:33

To add fractions that have a common numerator can we add the denominators. Look at 5/8+5/14 could this equal 5/8+4

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Camren Fox · Answer 1

No, that doesn't work. In order to add or subtract fractions,

they need to have the same denominator.

Elliott Huffman · Answer 2

There is no such thing (that i know of) as adding fractions with a common numerator ... although there is such thing as adding fractions with a unlike denominator