Add 4/6 and 25/21
1st number: 4/6, 2nd number: 1 4/21
46 + 2521 is 137.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 6 and 21 is 42
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42 - For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 7 = 42,
46 = 4 × 76 × 7 = 2842 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 2 = 42,
2521 = 25 × 221 × 2 = 5042 - Add the two like fractions:
2842 + 5042 = 28 + 5042 = 7842 - 78/42 simplified gives 137
- So, 4/6 + 25/21 = 13/7
In mixed form: 167
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