Add 49/75 and 18/14
1st number: 49/75, 2nd number: 1 4/14
49/75 + 18/14 is 1018/525.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 75 and 14 is 1050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050 - For the 1st fraction, since 75 × 14 = 1050,
49/75 = 49 × 14/75 × 14 = 686/1050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 75 = 1050,
18/14 = 18 × 75/14 × 75 = 1350/1050 - Add the two like fractions:
686/1050 + 1350/1050 = 686 + 1350/1050 = 2036/1050 - 2036/1050 simplified gives 1018/525
- So, 49/75 + 18/14 = 1018/525
In mixed form: 1493/525
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