Add 4/3 and 4/6
1st number: 1 1/3, 2nd number: 4/6
43 + 46 is 21.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 6 is 6
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 6 - For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 2 = 6,
43 = 4 × 23 × 2 = 86 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 6 × 1 = 6,
46 = 4 × 16 × 1 = 46 - Add the two like fractions:
86 + 46 = 8 + 46 = 126 - 12/6 simplified gives 21
- So, 4/3 + 4/6 = 2/1
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