Assist with fractions in C#

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Implement a C# Console Application that will prompt the user to enter integer values for two fractions. Take note that each fraction consists of an integer numerator and an integer denominator part.

Your program needs to display the two fractions in the following format:
Original Fractions:
Fraction 1: 1 / 2
Fraction 2: 2 / 5

Your program also needs to calculate and display the sum and the product of the two fractions
in a non-simplified form as follows:
New Fractions with Common Denominator:
Fraction 1: 5 / 10
Fraction 2: 4 / 10
Sum: 5 / 10 + 4 / 10 = 9 / 10
Product: 1 / 2 x 2 / 5 = 2 / 10

What I have tried:

C#

int numerator1 = 1, denominator1 = 2;
            int numerator2 = 2, denominator2 = 5;

            int fraction1;
            int fraction2;

            Console.WriteLine("Original Fractions:");
            Console.WriteLine("Fraction 1:    {0}/{1}",numerator1,denominator1);
            Console.WriteLine("Fraction 2:    {0}/{1}", numerator2,denominator2);


            Console.Write("Enter a fraction1 ");
            fraction1 = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            Console.Write("Enter a fraction 2 ");
            fraction2 = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

Posted 8-Mar-17 21:40pm

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Updated 9-Mar-17 1:10am

Karthik_Mahalingam

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Tomas Takac 9-Mar-17 3:55am

Do you realize you didn't state your problem? What's wrong? Is there an error? Please note that we don't do homeworks around here. But if you have a valid programming question you should rephrase your question as such.

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Posted 9-Mar-17 1:10am

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-08T22:08:00

The way I would do it is to create a Fraction class which contains a numerator and a denominator. I'd also override ToString to have it return a "human readable" form:

numerator / denominator

I'd also create Add and Product methods which combined two fractions to return the sum and product respectively as a new Fraction instance.

Then in my Main method, I'd get the two values from the user - like you are asked - construct an instance of the Fraction class using the values. Create a second, and use the Add and Product methods together with ToString to print the result.

Sounds complicated? It isn't, not really - it's actually simpler than what you are trying to do once you get your head round it.

But ... this is your homework, so I'll not give you the code.
Give it a try, and see how far you get!