Add 60/75 and 80/49
1st number: 60/75, 2nd number: 1 31/49
60/75 + 80/49 is 596/245.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 75 and 49 is 3675
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 3675 - For the 1st fraction, since 75 × 49 = 3675,
60/75 = 60 × 49/75 × 49 = 2940/3675 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 49 × 75 = 3675,
80/49 = 80 × 75/49 × 75 = 6000/3675 - Add the two like fractions:
2940/3675 + 6000/3675 = 2940 + 6000/3675 = 8940/3675 - 8940/3675 simplified gives 596/245
- So, 60/75 + 80/49 = 596/245
In mixed form: 2106/245
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