Add 16/27 and 90/21
1st number: 16/27, 2nd number: 4 6/21
16/27 + 90/21 is 922/189.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 27 and 21 is 189
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 189 - For the 1st fraction, since 27 × 7 = 189,
16/27 = 16 × 7/27 × 7 = 112/189 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 9 = 189,
90/21 = 90 × 9/21 × 9 = 810/189 - Add the two like fractions:
112/189 + 810/189 = 112 + 810/189 = 922/189 - So, 16/27 + 90/21 = 922/189
In mixed form: 4166/189
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