Add 18/50 and 98/81
1st number: 18/50, 2nd number: 1 17/81
18/50 + 98/81 is 3179/2025.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 81 is 4050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 4050 - For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 81 = 4050,
18/50 = 18 × 81/50 × 81 = 1458/4050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 81 × 50 = 4050,
98/81 = 98 × 50/81 × 50 = 4900/4050 - Add the two like fractions:
1458/4050 + 4900/4050 = 1458 + 4900/4050 = 6358/4050 - 6358/4050 simplified gives 3179/2025
- So, 18/50 + 98/81 = 3179/2025
In mixed form: 11154/2025
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