Add 8/12 and 56/42
1st number: 8/12, 2nd number: 1 14/42
8/12 + 56/42 is 2/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 12 and 42 is 84
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 84 - For the 1st fraction, since 12 × 7 = 84,
8/12 = 8 × 7/12 × 7 = 56/84 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 2 = 84,
56/42 = 56 × 2/42 × 2 = 112/84 - Add the two like fractions:
56/84 + 112/84 = 56 + 112/84 = 168/84 - 168/84 simplified gives 2/1
- So, 8/12 + 56/42 = 2/1
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