Add 48/50 and 56/21
1st number: 48/50, 2nd number: 2 14/21
48/50 + 56/21 is 272/75.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 21 is 1050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050 - For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 21 = 1050,
48/50 = 48 × 21/50 × 21 = 1008/1050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 21 × 50 = 1050,
56/21 = 56 × 50/21 × 50 = 2800/1050 - Add the two like fractions:
1008/1050 + 2800/1050 = 1008 + 2800/1050 = 3808/1050 - 3808/1050 simplified gives 272/75
- So, 48/50 + 56/21 = 272/75
In mixed form: 347/75
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