Add 2/6 and 60/8
1st number: 2/6, 2nd number: 7 4/8
26 + 608 is 476.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 6 and 8 is 24
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 24 - For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 4 = 24,
26 = 2 × 46 × 4 = 824 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 3 = 24,
608 = 60 × 38 × 3 = 18024 - Add the two like fractions:
824 + 18024 = 8 + 18024 = 18824 - 188/24 simplified gives 476
- So, 2/6 + 60/8 = 47/6
In mixed form: 756
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