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To: achilles2000

in general,

1/N + 1/M = (N+M)/(NxM),

so this doesn't take much effort - - even a mental midget could do it without paper when the denominators are as small as 3 and 4!


81 posted on 12/30/2006 10:44:16 AM PST by Blue_Ridge_Mtn_Geek
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To: Blue_Ridge_Mtn_Geek
Even more generally.

X/N + Y/M = ((X*M)+(Y*N))/(N*M)

It's will be the correct answer but not necessarily the least common denominator.

85 posted on 12/30/2006 10:50:12 AM PST by Dinsdale
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