Solve: Adding Fractions 1/6 + 3/6 with Common Denominators

Solve the following exercise:

16+36=? \frac{1}{6}+\frac{3}{6}=\text{?}

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00:03 Let's divide our complete rectangle into 6 parts
00:09 Let's color the parts corresponding to each fraction
00:14 Let's combine all the colored parts and place in the numerator
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Understand the problem

Solve the following exercise:

16+36=? \frac{1}{6}+\frac{3}{6}=\text{?}

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To solve this problem, let's add the two fractions: 16+36 \frac{1}{6} + \frac{3}{6} .

Step 1: Confirm the denominators are the same. In this case, both fractions have the denominator of 6.

Step 2: Add the numerators while keeping the common denominator:

  • Numerators: 1+3=4 1 + 3 = 4
  • Denominator: 6

Step 3: Combine the result from Step 2:

16+36=46 \frac{1}{6} + \frac{3}{6} = \frac{4}{6}

Thus, the solution to the problem is 46 \frac{4}{6} .

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Final Answer

46 \frac{4}{6}

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