Add 20/50 and 81/10
1st number: 20/50, 2nd number: 8 1/10
20/50 + 81/10 is 17/2.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 10 is 50
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 50 - For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 1 = 50,
20/50 = 20 × 1/50 × 1 = 20/50 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 5 = 50,
81/10 = 81 × 5/10 × 5 = 405/50 - Add the two like fractions:
20/50 + 405/50 = 20 + 405/50 = 425/50 - 425/50 simplified gives 17/2
- So, 20/50 + 81/10 = 17/2
In mixed form: 81/2
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