Add 48/50 and 70/42
1st number: 48/50, 2nd number: 1 28/42
48/50 + 70/42 is 197/75.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 42 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 42 × 25 = 1050,
70/42 = 70 × 25/42 × 25 = 1750/1050 - Add the two like fractions:
1008/1050 + 1750/1050 = 1008 + 1750/1050 = 2758/1050 - 2758/1050 simplified gives 197/75
- So, 48/50 + 70/42 = 197/75
In mixed form: 247/75
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