Question: Fractions within Fractions

Comment on Fractions within Fractions

why is 1 + 3/4 = 7/4 ?
greenlight-admin's picture

1 + 3/4 = 4/4 + 3/4
= (4 + 3)/4
= 7/4

Does that help?

Cheers,
Brent

Any practice questions with fractions with in fractions? I've seen it in real test, the ETS guide never mention them.
greenlight-admin's picture

You should find several fractions-within-fractions questions on the various pages devoted to fractions.
For example at https://www.greenlighttestprep.com/module/gre-arithmetic/video/1067, you'll find the following:
- https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/1-10146.html
- https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/evaluate-the-fraction-21779.html
- https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/x-13245.html

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