Add the following fractions using Brahmagupta’s method: 9/2+5/4+7/6 - Figure it out - Page 179

part 2 - Question 1 (m) - Figure it out - Page 179 - Chapter 7 Class 6 - Fractions (Ganita Prakash) - Class 6 (Ganita Prakash & Old NCERT)

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Question 1 (m) Add the following fractions using Brahmaguptaโ€™s method: (m) 9/2+5/4+7/6 To find common denominator of these fractions We need to find LCM Common denominator = LCM of 2, 4, 6 = 2 ร— 2 ร— 3 = 12 Now, making denominator 12 of all these fractions ๐Ÿ—/๐Ÿ=9/2 ร—6/6 =๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ“/๐Ÿ’=5/4 ร—3/3 =๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ•/๐Ÿ”=7/6 ร—2/2 =๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ Our sum becomes 9/2+5/4+7/6 = 54/12+15/12+14/12 = (54 + 15 + 14)/12 = ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ‘/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ

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