Add 2/6 and 14/7
1st number: 2/6, 2nd number: 2 0/7
26 + 147 is 73.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 6 and 7 is 42
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42 - For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 7 = 42,
26 = 2 × 76 × 7 = 1442 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 6 = 42,
147 = 14 × 67 × 6 = 8442 - Add the two like fractions:
1442 + 8442 = 14 + 8442 = 9842 - 98/42 simplified gives 73
- So, 2/6 + 14/7 = 7/3
In mixed form: 213
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