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Add 60/10 and 5/4

1st number: 6 0/10, 2nd number: 1 1/4

60/10 + 5/4 is 29/4.

Steps for adding fractions

  1. Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
    LCM of 10 and 4 is 20
  2. For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 2 = 20,
    60/10 = 60 × 2/10 × 2 = 120/20
  3. Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 4 × 5 = 20,
    5/4 = 5 × 5/4 × 5 = 25/20
  4. Add the two fractions:
    120/20 + 25/20 = 120 + 25/20 = 145/20
  5. After reducing the fraction, the answer is 29/4
  6. In mixed form: 71/4

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