Add 8/30 and 81/5
1st number: 8/30, 2nd number: 16 1/5
8/30 + 81/5 is 247/15.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 30 and 5 is 30
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 30 - For the 1st fraction, since 30 × 1 = 30,
8/30 = 8 × 1/30 × 1 = 8/30 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 5 × 6 = 30,
81/5 = 81 × 6/5 × 6 = 486/30 - Add the two like fractions:
8/30 + 486/30 = 8 + 486/30 = 494/30 - 494/30 simplified gives 247/15
- So, 8/30 + 81/5 = 247/15
In mixed form: 167/15
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