Add 48/4 and 75/54
1st number: 12 0/4, 2nd number: 1 21/54
48/4 + 75/54 is 241/18.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 4 and 54 is 108
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 108 - For the 1st fraction, since 4 × 27 = 108,
48/4 = 48 × 27/4 × 27 = 1296/108 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 54 × 2 = 108,
75/54 = 75 × 2/54 × 2 = 150/108 - Add the two like fractions:
1296/108 + 150/108 = 1296 + 150/108 = 1446/108 - 1446/108 simplified gives 241/18
- So, 48/4 + 75/54 = 241/18
In mixed form: 137/18
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