Add 10/3 and 10/15
1st number: 3 1/3, 2nd number: 10/15
103 + 1015 is 41.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 15 is 15
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 15 - For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 5 = 15,
103 = 10 × 53 × 5 = 5015 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 15 × 1 = 15,
1015 = 10 × 115 × 1 = 1015 - Add the two like fractions:
5015 + 1015 = 50 + 1015 = 6015 - 60/15 simplified gives 41
- So, 10/3 + 10/15 = 4/1
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