Add 18/75 and 63/42
1st number: 18/75, 2nd number: 1 21/42
18/75 + 63/42 is 87/50.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 75 and 42 is 1050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050 - For the 1st fraction, since 75 × 14 = 1050,
18/75 = 18 × 14/75 × 14 = 252/1050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 25 = 1050,
63/42 = 63 × 25/42 × 25 = 1575/1050 - Add the two like fractions:
252/1050 + 1575/1050 = 252 + 1575/1050 = 1827/1050 - 1827/1050 simplified gives 87/50
- So, 18/75 + 63/42 = 87/50
In mixed form: 137/50
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