Add 16/14 and 84/75
1st number: 1 2/14, 2nd number: 1 9/75
16/14 + 84/75 is 396/175.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 14 and 75 is 1050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050 - For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 75 = 1050,
16/14 = 16 × 75/14 × 75 = 1200/1050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 75 × 14 = 1050,
84/75 = 84 × 14/75 × 14 = 1176/1050 - Add the two like fractions:
1200/1050 + 1176/1050 = 1200 + 1176/1050 = 2376/1050 - 2376/1050 simplified gives 396/175
- So, 16/14 + 84/75 = 396/175
In mixed form: 246/175
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