## anonymous 5 years ago How to add 4 and 3/5 add with 3 and 4/5?

1. anonymous

What is 4 + 3?

2. anonymous

7

3. anonymous

How does that help?

4. anonymous

What is 3 5ths + 4 5ths?

5. anonymous

can you change 3 and 4/5 to an improper fraction based off what i told you for 4 and 3/5?

6. anonymous

No I dont think so special_g, And polpak 7/5

7. anonymous

Can you rewrite 7/5 as a compound number?

8. anonymous

What is a compound number?

9. anonymous

A number with a whole part and a fractional part. Like 4 3/5

10. anonymous

No I can not,

11. anonymous

7/5 = 5/5 + 2/5 = 1 + 2/5

12. anonymous

Yes I got it, Anything else to this problem? Thank you

13. anonymous

So, what is the answer when you add 4 3/5 plus 3 4/5?

14. anonymous

Well it's 7 and 7/5 which is 7 and 1 and 2/5. So....

15. anonymous

Ok here is my main question, The answer to 4 3/5 plus 3 4/5 is= 7 7/5. So you know how that is a inproper fraction, right? Well how do you make the denaminator bigger than the numinator?

16. anonymous

You divide. $$\frac{7}{5} = 7 \div 5 = 1$$ with remainder 2 = $$1+\frac{2}{5}$$

17. anonymous

Thanks, But I got graded hehe i got 100%, Also do you know any analogies polpak?

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