Add 2/30 and 81/15
1st number: 2/30, 2nd number: 5 6/15
2/30 + 81/15 is 82/15.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 30 and 15 is 30
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 30 - For the 1st fraction, since 30 × 1 = 30,
2/30 = 2 × 1/30 × 1 = 2/30 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 15 × 2 = 30,
81/15 = 81 × 2/15 × 2 = 162/30 - Add the two like fractions:
2/30 + 162/30 = 2 + 162/30 = 164/30 - 164/30 simplified gives 82/15
- So, 2/30 + 81/15 = 82/15
In mixed form: 57/15
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