Add 2/25 and 60/42
1st number: 2/25, 2nd number: 1 18/42
2/25 + 60/42 is 264/175.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 25 and 42 is 1050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050 - For the 1st fraction, since 25 × 42 = 1050,
2/25 = 2 × 42/25 × 42 = 84/1050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 25 = 1050,
60/42 = 60 × 25/42 × 25 = 1500/1050 - Add the two like fractions:
84/1050 + 1500/1050 = 84 + 1500/1050 = 1584/1050 - 1584/1050 simplified gives 264/175
- So, 2/25 + 60/42 = 264/175
In mixed form: 189/175
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