Add 32/14 and 30/42
1st number: 2 4/14, 2nd number: 30/42
32/14 + 30/42 is 3/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 14 and 42 is 42
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42 - For the 1st fraction, since 14 × 3 = 42,
32/14 = 32 × 3/14 × 3 = 96/42 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 1 = 42,
30/42 = 30 × 1/42 × 1 = 30/42 - Add the two like fractions:
96/42 + 30/42 = 96 + 30/42 = 126/42 - 126/42 simplified gives 3/1
- So, 32/14 + 30/42 = 3/1
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