Add 42/54 and 81/49
1st number: 42/54, 2nd number: 1 32/49
42/54 + 81/49 is 1072/441.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 54 and 49 is 2646
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 2646 - For the 1st fraction, since 54 × 49 = 2646,
42/54 = 42 × 49/54 × 49 = 2058/2646 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 54 = 2646,
81/49 = 81 × 54/49 × 54 = 4374/2646 - Add the two like fractions:
2058/2646 + 4374/2646 = 2058 + 4374/2646 = 6432/2646 - 6432/2646 simplified gives 1072/441
- So, 42/54 + 81/49 = 1072/441
In mixed form: 2190/441
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