Add 3/35 and 54/27
1st number: 3/35, 2nd number: 2 0/27
3/35 + 54/27 is 73/35.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 35 and 27 is 945
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 945 - For the 1st fraction, since 35 × 27 = 945,
3/35 = 3 × 27/35 × 27 = 81/945 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 27 × 35 = 945,
54/27 = 54 × 35/27 × 35 = 1890/945 - Add the two like fractions:
81/945 + 1890/945 = 81 + 1890/945 = 1971/945 - 1971/945 simplified gives 73/35
- So, 3/35 + 54/27 = 73/35
In mixed form: 23/35
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