Add 1/50 and 32/21
1st number: 1/50, 2nd number: 1 11/21
1/50 + 32/21 is 1621/1050.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 21 is 1050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050 - For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 21 = 1050,
1/50 = 1 × 21/50 × 21 = 21/1050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 50 = 1050,
32/21 = 32 × 50/21 × 50 = 1600/1050 - Add the two like fractions:
21/1050 + 1600/1050 = 21 + 1600/1050 = 1621/1050 - So, 1/50 + 32/21 = 1621/1050
In mixed form: 1571/1050
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