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Question
Reduce to a single fraction:
`1/4 + 5/6 - 1/12`
Solution
`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
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