Add 2/3 and 98/42
1st number: 2/3, 2nd number: 2 14/42
23 + 9842 is 31.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 42 is 42
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42 - For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 14 = 42,
23 = 2 × 143 × 14 = 2842 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 1 = 42,
9842 = 98 × 142 × 1 = 9842 - Add the two like fractions:
2842 + 9842 = 28 + 9842 = 12642 - 126/42 simplified gives 31
- So, 2/3 + 98/42 = 3/1
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