Add 48/60 and 98/63
1st number: 48/60, 2nd number: 1 35/63
48/60 + 98/63 is 106/45.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 60 and 63 is 1260
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1260 - For the 1st fraction, since 60 × 21 = 1260,
48/60 = 48 × 21/60 × 21 = 1008/1260 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 63 × 20 = 1260,
98/63 = 98 × 20/63 × 20 = 1960/1260 - Add the two like fractions:
1008/1260 + 1960/1260 = 1008 + 1960/1260 = 2968/1260 - 2968/1260 simplified gives 106/45
- So, 48/60 + 98/63 = 106/45
In mixed form: 216/45
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