Add 28/60 and 98/15
1st number: 28/60, 2nd number: 6 8/15
28/60 + 98/15 is 7/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 15 is 60
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 60 - For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 1 = 60,
28/60 = 28 × 1/60 × 1 = 28/60 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 15 × 4 = 60,
98/15 = 98 × 4/15 × 4 = 392/60 - Add the two like fractions:
28/60 + 392/60 = 28 + 392/60 = 420/60 - 420/60 simplified gives 7/1
- So, 28/60 + 98/15 = 7/1
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