Add 3/2 and 81/54
1st number: 1 1/2, 2nd number: 1 27/54
3/2 + 81/54 is 3/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 2 and 54 is 54
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 54 - For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 27 = 54,
3/2 = 3 × 27/2 × 27 = 81/54 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 54 × 1 = 54,
81/54 = 81 × 1/54 × 1 = 81/54 - Add the two like fractions:
81/54 + 81/54 = 81 + 81/54 = 162/54 - 162/54 simplified gives 3/1
- So, 3/2 + 81/54 = 3/1
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