Add 18/60 and 70/56
1st number: 18/60, 2nd number: 1 14/56
18/60 + 70/56 is 31/20.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 56 is 840
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 840 - For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 14 = 840,
18/60 = 18 × 14/60 × 14 = 252/840 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 15 = 840,
70/56 = 70 × 15/56 × 15 = 1050/840 - Add the two like fractions:
252/840 + 1050/840 = 252 + 1050/840 = 1302/840 - 1302/840 simplified gives 31/20
- So, 18/60 + 70/56 = 31/20
In mixed form: 111/20
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