Add 16/35 and 84/27
1st number: 16/35, 2nd number: 3 3/27
16/35 + 84/27 is 1124/315.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 35 and 27 is 945
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 945 - For the 1st fraction, since 35 × 27 = 945,
16/35 = 16 × 27/35 × 27 = 432/945 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 27 × 35 = 945,
84/27 = 84 × 35/27 × 35 = 2940/945 - Add the two like fractions:
432/945 + 2940/945 = 432 + 2940/945 = 3372/945 - 3372/945 simplified gives 1124/315
- So, 16/35 + 84/27 = 1124/315
In mixed form: 3179/315
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