Add 16/12 and 40/24
1st number: 1 4/12, 2nd number: 1 16/24
16/12 + 40/24 is 3/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 12 and 24 is 24
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 24 - For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 2 = 24,
16/12 = 16 × 2/12 × 2 = 32/24 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 24 × 1 = 24,
40/24 = 40 × 1/24 × 1 = 40/24 - Add the two like fractions:
32/24 + 40/24 = 32 + 40/24 = 72/24 - 72/24 simplified gives 3/1
- So, 16/12 + 40/24 = 3/1
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