Add 64/6 and 12/36
1st number: 10 4/6, 2nd number: 12/36
64/6 + 12/36 is 11/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 6 and 36 is 36
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 36 - For the 1st fraction, since 6 × 6 = 36,
64/6 = 64 × 6/6 × 6 = 384/36 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 36 × 1 = 36,
12/36 = 12 × 1/36 × 1 = 12/36 - Add the two like fractions:
384/36 + 12/36 = 384 + 12/36 = 396/36 - 396/36 simplified gives 11/1
- So, 64/6 + 12/36 = 11/1
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