Add 16/27 and 75/42
1st number: 16/27, 2nd number: 1 33/42
16/27 + 75/42 is 899/378.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 42 is 378
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 378 - For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 14 = 378,
16/27 = 16 × 14/27 × 14 = 224/378 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 9 = 378,
75/42 = 75 × 9/42 × 9 = 675/378 - Add the two like fractions:
224/378 + 675/378 = 224 + 675/378 = 899/378 - So, 16/27 + 75/42 = 899/378
In mixed form: 2143/378
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