Add 16/36 and 28/18
1st number: 16/36, 2nd number: 1 10/18
16/36 + 28/18 is 2/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 36 and 18 is 36
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 36 - For the 1st fraction, since 36 × 1 = 36,
16/36 = 16 × 1/36 × 1 = 16/36 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 18 × 2 = 36,
28/18 = 28 × 2/18 × 2 = 56/36 - Add the two like fractions:
16/36 + 56/36 = 16 + 56/36 = 72/36 - 72/36 simplified gives 2/1
- So, 16/36 + 28/18 = 2/1
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