Q. Perform the operation and express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form.4+3x1Answer:
Find Common Denominator: To combine the whole number and the fraction into a single fraction, we need to find a common denominator. The whole number 4 can be expressed as a fraction with a denominator of 1. To combine it with the fraction 3x1, we need to express 4 with a denominator of 3x. This is done by multiplying 4 by 3x3x, which is equivalent to 1.Calculation: 4×3x3x=3x12x
Add Fractions: Now that we have a common denominator, we can add the two fractions.Calculation: (3x12x)+(3x1)=3x12x+1
Simplify Fraction: The expression (12x+1)/(3x) is already in its simplest form because the numerator and the denominator have no common factors other than 1.
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