Add 35/2 and 63/42
1st number: 17 1/2, 2nd number: 1 21/42
35/2 + 63/42 is 19/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 2 and 42 is 42
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 42 - For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 21 = 42,
35/2 = 35 × 21/2 × 21 = 735/42 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 1 = 42,
63/42 = 63 × 1/42 × 1 = 63/42 - Add the two like fractions:
735/42 + 63/42 = 735 + 63/42 = 798/42 - 798/42 simplified gives 19/1
- So, 35/2 + 63/42 = 19/1
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