Add 42/56 and 49/4
1st number: 42/56, 2nd number: 12 1/4
42/56 + 49/4 is 13/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 56 and 4 is 56
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56 - For the 1st fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
42/56 = 42 × 1/56 × 1 = 42/56 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 4 × 14 = 56,
49/4 = 49 × 14/4 × 14 = 686/56 - Add the two like fractions:
42/56 + 686/56 = 42 + 686/56 = 728/56 - 728/56 simplified gives 13/1
- So, 42/56 + 49/4 = 13/1
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