Add 4/3 and 35/21
1st number: 1 1/3, 2nd number: 1 14/21
4/3 + 35/21 is 3/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 21 is 21
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 21 - For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 7 = 21,
4/3 = 4 × 7/3 × 7 = 28/21 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 1 = 21,
35/21 = 35 × 1/21 × 1 = 35/21 - Add the two like fractions:
28/21 + 35/21 = 28 + 35/21 = 63/21 - 63/21 simplified gives 3/1
- So, 4/3 + 35/21 = 3/1
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