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Addition of Rational Number & Integer

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Before you study this concept, you are advice to read:

What are Rational Numbers ?
What are Integers ?
How to add Integers ?

Integers are of following two types:
  • Positive Integers
  • Negative Integers

    So, with above mentioned types of integers, we get:
  • Addition of Rational Number and Positive Integer
  • Addition of Rational Number and Negative Integer

    Addition of Rational Number and Positive Integers is similar to addition of Rational Number and Natural Number which you can read at
    Addition of Rational Number and Natural Number

    Under Addition of Rational Number and Negative Integer you will find the following situations

  • Addition of Positive Rational Number (with positive integers) and Negative Integer
    Example: (1/5) + (-2)

  • Addition of Positive Rational Number (with negative integers) and Negative Integer
    Example: (-3/-2) + (-2)

  • Addition of Negative Rational Number (with negative numerator) and Negative Integer
    Example: (-2/7) + (-5)

  • Addition of Negative Rational Number (with negative denominator) and Negative Integer
    Example: (10/-11) + (-9)

    Situation 1: Addition of Positive Rational Number (with positive integers) and Negative Integer

    Step 1: Convert the natural number into rational number by putting 1 as its denominator
    Step 2: Find LCM of denominators of rational numbers
    Step 3: LCM = common denominator of resultant rational number
    Step 4: Divide common denominator by the denominator and multiply the quotient with the numerator of given respective rational numbers
    Step 5: Solve addition operation in numerator as we do addition of positive and negative integers.

    Example 1: Add (1/5) and (-2)
    Solution: Add the given rational number & integer and we get:
    (1/5) + (-2)

    Convert the integer into rational number by putting 1 as its denominator and we get:
    = (1/5) and (-2/1)

    Find LCM of denominators of rational numbers and we get:
    LCM of 5 and 1 = 5

    LCM = common denominator of resultant rational number
    And divide common denominator by the denominator and multiply the quotient with the numerator of given respective rational numbers; as shown below:
    = (1 X 1) + (-2 X 5) / 5

    Solve the multiplication expression in the brackets and we get;
    = 1 + (-10) / 5

    Solve addition operation in numerator as we do addition of positive and negative integers & we get:
    = (-9/5)

    Hence, (1/5) + (-2) = (-9/5)

    Situation 2: Addition of Positive Rational Number (with negative integers) and Negative Integer

    Step 1: Since the denominator is negative, so firstly we convert the given rational numbers in standard form.
    Step 2: Convert the natural number into rational number by putting 1 as its denominator
    Step 3: Find LCM of denominators of rational numbers
    Step 4: LCM = common denominator of resultant rational number
    Step 5: Divide common denominator by the denominator and multiply the quotient with the numerator of given respective rational numbers
    Step 6: Solve addition operation in numerator as we do addition of positive and negative integers.

    Example 2: Add (-3/-2) and (-2)
    Solution: Since the denominator of rational number (-3/-2) is negative, so firstly we convert the given rational numbers in standard form and we get:
    (3/2) ..... (Statement 1)

    Convert the integer (-2) into rational number by putting 1 as its denominator and we get:
    (-2/1) ..... (Statement 1)

    Add the above rational numbers from statement 1 & 2 and we get:
    = (3/2) + (-2/1)

    Find LCM of denominators of above rational numbers and we get:
    LCM of 2 and 1 = 2

    LCM = common denominator of resultant rational number
    And divide common denominator by the denominator and multiply the quotient with the numerator of given respective rational numbers; as shown below:
    = (3 X 1) + (-2 X 2) / 4

    Solve the multiplication expression in the brackets and we get;
    = 3 + (-4) / 4

    Solve addition operation in numerator as we do addition of positive and negative integers & we get:
    = (-1/4)

    Hence, (-3/-2) + (-2) = (-1/4)

    Situation 3: Addition of Negative Rational Number (with negative numerator) and Negative Integer

    Step 1: Convert the natural number into rational number by putting 1 as its denominator
    Step 2: Find LCM of denominators of rational numbers
    Step 3: LCM = common denominator of resultant rational number
    Step 4: Divide common denominator by the denominator and multiply the quotient with the numerator of given respective rational numbers
    Step 5: Solve addition operation in numerator as we do addition of negative integers.

    Example 3: Add(-2/7) and (-5)
    Solution: Add the given rational number & integer and we get:
    (-2/7) + (-5)

    Convert the integer (-5) into rational number by putting 1 as its denominator and we get:
    = (-2/7) + (-5/1)

    Find LCM of denominators of above rational numbers and we get:
    LCM of 7 and 1 = 7

    LCM = common denominator of resultant rational number
    And divide common denominator by the denominator and multiply the quotient with the numerator of given respective rational numbers; as shown below:
    = (-2 X 1) + (-5 X 7) / 7

    Solve the multiplication expression in the brackets and we get;
    = (-2) + (-35) / 7

    Solve addition operation in numerator as we do addition of negative integers.
    = (-37/7)

    Hence, (-2/7) + (-5) = (-37/7)

    Situation 4: Addition of Negative Rational Number (with negative denominator) and Negative Integer

    Step 1: Since the denominator is negative, so firstly we convert the given rational numbers in standard form.
    Step 2: Convert the natural number into rational number by putting 1 as its denominator
    Step 3: Find LCM of denominators of rational numbers
    Step 4: LCM = common denominator of resultant rational number
    Step 5: Divide common denominator by the denominator and multiply the quotient with the numerator of given respective rational numbers
    Step 6: Solve addition operation in numerator as we do addition of negative integers.

    Example: (10/-11) + (-9)
    Solution: Since the denominator of rational number (10/-11) is negative, so firstly we convert the given rational numbers in standard form and we get:
    (-10/11) ..... (Statement 1)

    Convert the integer (-9) into rational number by putting 1 as its denominator and we get:
    (-9/1) ..... (Statement 1)

    Add the above rational numbers from statement 1 & 2 and we get:
    = (-10/11) + (-9/1)

    Find LCM of denominators of above rational numbers and we get:
    LCM of 11 and 1 = 11

    LCM = common denominator of resultant rational number
    And divide common denominator by the denominator and multiply the quotient with the numerator of given respective rational numbers; as shown below:
    = (-10 X 1) + (-9 X 11) / 11

    Solve the multiplication expression in the brackets and we get;
    = (-10) + (-99) / 11

    Solve addition operation in numerator as we do addition of negative integers.
    = (-109/11)

    Hence, (-10/11) + (-9) = (-109/11)

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