Add 16/49 and 54/10
1st number: 16/49, 2nd number: 5 4/10
16/49 + 54/10 is 1403/245.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 49 and 10 is 490
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 490 - For the 1st fraction, since 49 × 10 = 490,
16/49 = 16 × 10/49 × 10 = 160/490 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 49 = 490,
54/10 = 54 × 49/10 × 49 = 2646/490 - Add the two like fractions:
160/490 + 2646/490 = 160 + 2646/490 = 2806/490 - 2806/490 simplified gives 1403/245
- So, 16/49 + 54/10 = 1403/245
In mixed form: 5178/245
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