Add 2/28 and 27/14
1st number: 2/28, 2nd number: 1 13/14
2/28 + 27/14 is 2/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 28 and 14 is 28
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 28 - For the 1st fraction, since 28 × 1 = 28,
2/28 = 2 × 1/28 × 1 = 2/28 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 2 = 28,
27/14 = 27 × 2/14 × 2 = 54/28 - Add the two like fractions:
2/28 + 54/28 = 2 + 54/28 = 56/28 - 56/28 simplified gives 2/1
- So, 2/28 + 27/14 = 2/1
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