Elementary Mathematics
Example 3. Add : 2
Solution :
2
1
5
13
3
3
13
1 13
5
27
68
44
13
13
13
27
68 13
3
3
13
13
5 13 The mixed fractions have been converted into improper fractions and then added. Finally, the sum has been expressed as a mixed fraction.
44
139 13 10
5
9 13
Now observe the following pictures. 1 2
1 3
Picture-A
2 6
Picture-B
3 6
5 6
1 2 1 3 or portion of Picture-A and or portion of Picture-B is coloured. In total, 3 6 2 6 1 2 3 1 5 and are fractions portion of the two pictures is coloured. Here 2 6 6 3 6 with different denominators, 3 and 2. 59