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Mixed Fraction Classes: Exercise

Explore how to enhance the MixedFraction class by implementing subtract, multiply, and division functions. This lesson guides you step-by-step through coding essential fraction operations, reinforcing your understanding of object-oriented programming concepts in C++.

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In this lesson, we’ll implement the code for the missing three fraction functions: subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Your implementation

Following the instructions, write your own implementation here:

C++
#ifndef MIXEDFRACTION_H
#define MIXEDFRACTION_H
#include <string>
using namespace std;
class MixedFraction {
private:
    int s;       // +1 for positive, -1 for negative
    int w;      // Whole part
    int n;  // Numerator
    int d;    // Denominator
    int GCD(int a, int b);
    void improperFraction();
    void sameDenominator(MixedFraction& other);
    void computeSign();
    void convertToMixedFraction();
public:
    MixedFraction(int sign=1, int whole=0, int numerator=0, int denominator=1);
    void print(const string& msg) const;
    MixedFraction add(const MixedFraction& other) const;
    
    // Write prorotypes of subtract, multiply and divide functions
};
#endif  // MIXEDFRACTION_H

Exercise: Complete the MixedFraction class

The first exercise is to add three prototypes to the MixedFraction.h file inside the MixedFraction class declaration.

Implement the following three functions.

Exercise 1: Implement the subtract() function

Write the subtract() function (in MixedFraction.cpp) as a member function in the MixedFraction class and uncomment the lines in main() where subtract() is called.

Exercise 2: Implement the multiply() function

Write the multiply() function (in MixedFraction.cpp) as a member function in the MixedFraction class and uncomment the lines in main() where multiply() is called.

Exercise 3: Implement the division() function

Write the division() function (in MixedFraction.cpp) as a member function in the MixedFraction class and uncomment the lines in main() where division() is called.

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