Add 30/2 and 24/63
1st number: 15 0/2, 2nd number: 24/63
30/2 + 24/63 is 323/21.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 2 and 63 is 126
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 126 - For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 63 = 126,
30/2 = 30 × 63/2 × 63 = 1890/126 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 63 × 2 = 126,
24/63 = 24 × 2/63 × 2 = 48/126 - Add the two like fractions:
1890/126 + 48/126 = 1890 + 48/126 = 1938/126 - 1938/126 simplified gives 323/21
- So, 30/2 + 24/63 = 323/21
In mixed form: 158/21
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