Add 18/49 and 60/56
1st number: 18/49, 2nd number: 1 4/56
18/49 + 60/56 is 141/98.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 49 and 56 is 392
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 392 - For the 1st fraction, since 49 × 8 = 392,
18/49 = 18 × 8/49 × 8 = 144/392 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 7 = 392,
60/56 = 60 × 7/56 × 7 = 420/392 - Add the two like fractions:
144/392 + 420/392 = 144 + 420/392 = 564/392 - 564/392 simplified gives 141/98
- So, 18/49 + 60/56 = 141/98
In mixed form: 143/98
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