Add 4/50 and 25/21
1st number: 4/50, 2nd number: 1 4/21
4/50 + 25/21 is 667/525.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 21 is 1050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050 - For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 21 = 1050,
4/50 = 4 × 21/50 × 21 = 84/1050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 50 = 1050,
25/21 = 25 × 50/21 × 50 = 1250/1050 - Add the two like fractions:
84/1050 + 1250/1050 = 84 + 1250/1050 = 1334/1050 - 1334/1050 simplified gives 667/525
- So, 4/50 + 25/21 = 667/525
In mixed form: 1142/525
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