Consider the sum 1/4 + 1/4. We have 1/4 + 1/4 = 2/4 = 1/2. Notice that the sum, when written in simplest form, has a smaller denominator than either of the two fractions we originally added. Find two fractions in simplest form with different denominators such that the sum of the fractions written in the simplest form, has a smaller denominator than either of the two fractions.

Amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide. the banner will have a blue background. amira has enough paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards of the wall. the school colors are blue and yellow, so amira wants to add yellow rectangles on the left and right sides of the blue rectangle. the yellow rectangles will each be 3/4 yards wide and the same height as the blue rectangle. what will be the total area of the two yellow rectangles?