Simplify:- the following fraction
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Whole part = 2

Fractional part = 59/396

Work Shown:

3 & 3/5 = 3 + 3/5

3 & 3/5 = 15/5 + 3/5

3 & 3/5 = 18/5

4 & 8/9 = 4 + 8/9

4 & 8/9 = 36/9 + 8/9

4 & 8/9 = 44/9

Now apply the rule that 1/(A/B) = B/A. We apply the reciprocal to the fraction A/B to get B/A

That means something like 1/(18/5) becomes 5/18

Also, 1 over (44/9) becomes 9/44

1 over (3/5) becomes 5/3

We now have the following:

(5/18) + (9/44) + (5/3)

We'll come back to this later. But first need the LCD, which means we need the LCM of the denominators.

Write out the prime factorization of each denominator

The unique prime factors are: 2, 3, 11

The LCM is 2^2*3^3*11^1 = 1188, which is also the LCD

We need to get each fraction to have the LCD

5/18 = (5/18)*(66/66) = 330/1188

9/44 = (9/44)*(27/27) = 243/1188

5/3 = (5/3)*(396/396) = 1980/1188

We can now add the fractions like so

(5/18) + (9/44) + (5/3)

(330/1188) + (243/1188) + (1980/1188)

(330+243+1980)/1188

2553/1188

We're almost done. We just need to convert to a mixed number, aka mixed fraction

Using a calculator or long division, you should find that

2553/1188 = 2.1489898989899

approximately. Focus just on the stuff to the left of the decimal point. That's the whole part of the answer.

We can then say: 2553-1188*2 = 177

This forms the numerator of the fractional part. The denominator stays at the LCD 1188

That forms the fraction 177/1188. Divide both parts of that fraction by 3 to fully reduce it. You should get to 59/396

So that's how we end up with the mixed number 2 & 59/396

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