Basic Math Examples

$\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3}$

Step 1

To write

$\frac{1}{2}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{3} + \frac{1}{3}$

Step 2

To write

$\frac{1}{3}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{3} + \frac{1}{3} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Step 3

Write each expression with a common denominator of

$6$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

$1$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply

$\frac{1}{2}$ by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{3}{2 \cdot 3} + \frac{1}{3} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Step 3.2

Multiply

$2$ by

$3$ .

$\frac{3}{6} + \frac{1}{3} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Step 3.3

Multiply

$\frac{1}{3}$ by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{3}{6} + \frac{2}{3 \cdot 2}$

Step 3.4

Multiply

$3$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{3}{6} + \frac{2}{6}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{3 + 2}{6}$

Step 5

Add

$3$ and

$2$ .

$\frac{5}{6}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{5}{6}$

Decimal Form:

$0.8\overline{3}$

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