Basic Math Examples

$\frac{8 a}{8} + \frac{3 a}{4}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $8$ .

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Step 1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{8 a}{8} + \frac{3 a}{4}$

Step 1.2

Divide $a$ by $1$ .

$a + \frac{3 a}{4}$

Step 2

To write $a$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$a \cdot \frac{4}{4} + \frac{3 a}{4}$

Step 3

Simplify terms.

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Step 3.1

Combine $a$ and $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{a \cdot 4}{4} + \frac{3 a}{4}$

Step 3.2

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{a \cdot 4 + 3 a}{4}$

Step 4

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 4.1

Move $4$ to the left of $a$ .

$\frac{4 \cdot a + 3 a}{4}$

Step 4.2

Add $4 a$ and $3 a$ .

$\frac{7 a}{4}$