Add 4/49 and 81/56
1st number: 4/49, 2nd number: 1 25/56
4/49 + 81/56 is 599/392.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 49 and 56 is 392
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 392 - For the 1st fraction, since 49 × 8 = 392,
4/49 = 4 × 8/49 × 8 = 32/392 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 56 × 7 = 392,
81/56 = 81 × 7/56 × 7 = 567/392 - Add the two like fractions:
32/392 + 567/392 = 32 + 567/392 = 599/392 - So, 4/49 + 81/56 = 599/392
In mixed form: 1207/392
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