Add 30/2 and 80/63
1st number: 15 0/2, 2nd number: 1 17/63
30/2 + 80/63 is 1025/63.
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,
80/63 = 80 × 2/63 × 2 = 160/126 - Add the two like fractions:
1890/126 + 160/126 = 1890 + 160/126 = 2050/126 - 2050/126 simplified gives 1025/63
- So, 30/2 + 80/63 = 1025/63
In mixed form: 1617/63
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