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{"name": "Adding fractions", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [{"functions": {}, "ungrouped_variables": ["denom1", "num1", "denom2", "num2", "lcm", "num1b", "num2b", "num3", "denom3", "num1simp", "denom1simp", "num2simp", "denom2simp", "prompts", "prompt"], "name": "Adding fractions", "tags": [], "advice": "<p>See step for part b.</p>", "rulesets": {"std": ["all"]}, "parts": [{"prompt": "<p>We want to find:</p>\n<div class=\"fractiontable\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tdnum\">{num1simp}</td>\n<td class=\"tdeq\">+</td>\n<td class=\"tdnum\">{num2simp}</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tddenom\">{denom1simp}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td class=\"tddenom\">{denom2simp}</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n<p>We need to write the fractions with the same \"denominator\" (the number on the bottom).</p>\n<p>What's the smallest number that divides by {denom1simp} and {denom2simp}&nbsp; (the \"lowest common multiple\")?&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Answer: the lowest common multiple of&nbsp; {denom1simp} and {denom2simp} = [[0]]</p>", "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "gaps": [{"allowFractions": false, "variableReplacements": [], "maxValue": "lcm", "minValue": "lcm", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 1, "type": "numberentry", "showPrecisionHint": false}], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 0, "type": "gapfill"}, {"stepsPenalty": 0, "prompt": "<p>So we can write both fractions as something over the lowest comon multiple.</p>\n<p>Then we can add the numerators (the numbers on the top).</p>\n<p>$\\var{prompt} $</p>\n<div class=\"fractiontable\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tdnum\">{num1simp}</td>\n<td class=\"tdeq\">+</td>\n<td class=\"tdnum\">{num2simp}</td>\n<td class=\"tdeq\">=</td>\n<td class=\"tdnum\">[[0]]</td>\n<td class=\"tdeq\">+</td>\n<td class=\"tdnum\">[[1]]</td>\n<td class=\"tdeq\">=</td>\n<td class=\"tdnum\">[[4]]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tddenom\">{denom1simp}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td class=\"tddenom\">{denom2simp}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td class=\"tddenom\">[[2]]</td>\n<td></td>\n<td class=\"tddenom\">[[3]]</td>\n<td></td>\n<td class=\"tddenom\">[[5]]</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n<pre></pre>", "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "gaps": [{"allowFractions": false, "variableReplacements": [], "maxValue": "num1b", "minValue": "num1b", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 1, "type": "numberentry", "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"allowFractions": false, "variableReplacements": [], "maxValue": "num2b", "minValue": "num2b", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 1, "type": "numberentry", "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"allowFractions": false, "variableReplacements": [], "maxValue": "lcm", "minValue": "lcm", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 1, "type": "numberentry", "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"allowFractions": false, "variableReplacements": [], "maxValue": "lcm", "minValue": "lcm", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 1, "type": "numberentry", "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"allowFractions": false, "variableReplacements": [], "maxValue": "num3", "minValue": "num3", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 1, "type": "numberentry", "showPrecisionHint": false}, {"allowFractions": false, "variableReplacements": [], "maxValue": "denom3", "minValue": "denom3", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 1, "type": "numberentry", "showPrecisionHint": false}], "steps": [{"prompt": "<p>The lowest common multiple of $\\var{denom1simp}$&nbsp; and $\\var{denom2simp}$&nbsp; is&nbsp; $\\var{lcm}$</p>\n<p>So you need to write $\\frac {\\var{num1simp}} {\\var{denom1simp}}$ as $\\frac {something} {\\var{lcm}}$ = $\\frac {?} {\\var{lcm}}$&nbsp;</p>\n<p>and write $\\frac {\\var{num2simp}} {\\var{denom2simp}}$ as $\\frac {something} {\\var{lcm}}$ = $\\frac {?} {\\var{lcm}}$&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Then you can add the numerators .</p>", "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "showCorrectAnswer": true, "scripts": {}, "marks": 0, "type": "information"}], "marks": 0, "scripts": {}, "showCorrectAnswer": true, "type": "gapfill"}], "extensions": [], "statement": "<p>Adding 2 fractions with different denominators.</p>", "variable_groups": [], "variablesTest": {"maxRuns": "100", "condition": "((num1simp/denom1simp)+ (num2simp/denom2simp) <1)"}, "preamble": {"css": ".fractiontable table {\n  width: 10%; \n  padding: 0px; \n  border-width: 0px; \n  layout: fixed;\n}\n\n.fractiontable  .tddenom \n{\n text-align: center;\n}\n\n.fractiontable .tdnum \n{\n  width: 15%; 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