Add 32/2 and 42/21
1st number: 16 0/2, 2nd number: 2 0/21
32/2 + 42/21 is 18/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 2 and 21 is 42
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42 - For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 21 = 42,
32/2 = 32 × 21/2 × 21 = 672/42 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 2 = 42,
42/21 = 42 × 2/21 × 2 = 84/42 - Add the two like fractions:
672/42 + 84/42 = 672 + 84/42 = 756/42 - 756/42 simplified gives 18/1
- So, 32/2 + 42/21 = 18/1
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