Add 4/3 and 18/14
1st number: 1 1/3, 2nd number: 1 4/14
43 + 1814 is 5521.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 14 is 42
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42 - For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 14 = 42,
43 = 4 × 143 × 14 = 5642 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 3 = 42,
1814 = 18 × 314 × 3 = 5442 - Add the two like fractions:
5642 + 5442 = 56 + 5442 = 11042 - 110/42 simplified gives 5521
- So, 4/3 + 18/14 = 55/21
In mixed form: 21321
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