Add 8/10 and 81/3
1st number: 8/10, 2nd number: 27 0/3
8/10 + 81/3 is 139/5.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 10 and 3 is 30
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 30 - For the 1st fraction, since 10 × 3 = 30,
8/10 = 8 × 3/10 × 3 = 24/30 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 3 × 10 = 30,
81/3 = 81 × 10/3 × 10 = 810/30 - Add the two like fractions:
24/30 + 810/30 = 24 + 810/30 = 834/30 - 834/30 simplified gives 139/5
- So, 8/10 + 81/3 = 139/5
In mixed form: 274/5
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