Add 48/4 and 42/35
1st number: 12 0/4, 2nd number: 1 7/35
48/4 + 42/35 is 66/5.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 4 and 35 is 140
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 140 - For the 1st fraction, since 4 × 35 = 140,
48/4 = 48 × 35/4 × 35 = 1680/140 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 35 × 4 = 140,
42/35 = 42 × 4/35 × 4 = 168/140 - Add the two like fractions:
1680/140 + 168/140 = 1680 + 168/140 = 1848/140 - 1848/140 simplified gives 66/5
- So, 48/4 + 42/35 = 66/5
In mixed form: 131/5
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