Calculate 1/4 + 2/4

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The question

Question: work out 1/4 + 2/4.

1 Add the tops

The bottoms are the same, so the pieces are the same size.

We add the tops.

The bottom stays 4, because the size of the pieces does not change.

1 plus 2 is 3.

Can we make it simpler?

No number goes into both 3 and 4, except 1.

So it stays like this.

So the answer is 3/4.