Add 56/63 and 49/32
1st number: 56/63, 2nd number: 1 17/32
56/63 + 49/32 is 697/288.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 63 and 32 is 2016
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 2016 - For the 1st fraction, since 63 × 32 = 2016,
56/63 = 56 × 32/63 × 32 = 1792/2016 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 32 × 63 = 2016,
49/32 = 49 × 63/32 × 63 = 3087/2016 - Add the two like fractions:
1792/2016 + 3087/2016 = 1792 + 3087/2016 = 4879/2016 - 4879/2016 simplified gives 697/288
- So, 56/63 + 49/32 = 697/288
In mixed form: 2121/288
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