Question

Reduce to a single fraction:

`1/4 + 5/6 - 1/12`

Answer 1

`1/4 + 5/6 - 1/12`

Here the LCM of 4, 6 and 12 is 12

`= (1 xx 3)/(4 xx 3) + (5 xx 2)/(6 xx 2) - 1/12`  (LCM of 4, 6, 12 = 12)

By further calculation

`= 3/12 + 10/12 - 1/12`

So we get

`= (3 + 10 - 1)/12`

`= 12/12`

= 1