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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

The statement is too broad. You can only multiply the numerator and denominator to keep it the same if I remember correctly.

1/2 + 1/4 = x
(1×2)/(2x2)  + 1/4 = x
2/4 + 1/4 = x
3/4 = x