Add 27/54 and 63/14
1st number: 27/54, 2nd number: 4 7/14
27/54 + 63/14 is 5/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 54 and 14 is 378
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 378 - For the 1st fraction, since 54 × 7 = 378,
27/54 = 27 × 7/54 × 7 = 189/378 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 27 = 378,
63/14 = 63 × 27/14 × 27 = 1701/378 - Add the two like fractions:
189/378 + 1701/378 = 189 + 1701/378 = 1890/378 - 1890/378 simplified gives 5/1
- So, 27/54 + 63/14 = 5/1
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