Add 1/21 and 60/40
1st number: 1/21, 2nd number: 1 20/40
1/21 + 60/40 is 65/42.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 21 and 40 is 840
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 840 - For the 1st fraction, since 21 × 40 = 840,
1/21 = 1 × 40/21 × 40 = 40/840 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 40 × 21 = 840,
60/40 = 60 × 21/40 × 21 = 1260/840 - Add the two like fractions:
40/840 + 1260/840 = 40 + 1260/840 = 1300/840 - 1300/840 simplified gives 65/42
- So, 1/21 + 60/40 = 65/42
In mixed form: 123/42
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