Add 4/50 and 98/81
1st number: 4/50, 2nd number: 1 17/81
4/50 + 98/81 is 2612/2025.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 81 is 4050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 4050 - For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 81 = 4050,
4/50 = 4 × 81/50 × 81 = 324/4050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 81 × 50 = 4050,
98/81 = 98 × 50/81 × 50 = 4900/4050 - Add the two like fractions:
324/4050 + 4900/4050 = 324 + 4900/4050 = 5224/4050 - 5224/4050 simplified gives 2612/2025
- So, 4/50 + 98/81 = 2612/2025
In mixed form: 1587/2025
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