Add 2/6 and 32/21
1st number: 2/6, 2nd number: 1 11/21
26 + 3221 is 137.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 6 and 21 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 21 × 2 = 42,
3221 = 32 × 221 × 2 = 6442 - Add the two like fractions:
1442 + 6442 = 14 + 6442 = 7842 - 78/42 simplified gives 137
- So, 2/6 + 32/21 = 13/7
In mixed form: 167
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