Add 1/40 and 60/21
1st number: 1/40, 2nd number: 2 18/21
1/40 + 60/21 is 807/280.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 40 and 21 is 840
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 840 - For the 1st fraction, since 40 × 21 = 840,
1/40 = 1 × 21/40 × 21 = 21/840 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 40 = 840,
60/21 = 60 × 40/21 × 40 = 2400/840 - Add the two like fractions:
21/840 + 2400/840 = 21 + 2400/840 = 2421/840 - 2421/840 simplified gives 807/280
- So, 1/40 + 60/21 = 807/280
In mixed form: 2247/280
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