Add 8/56 and 20/7
1st number: 8/56, 2nd number: 2 6/7
8/56 + 20/7 is 3/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 56 and 7 is 56
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 56 - For the 1st fraction, since 56 × 1 = 56,
8/56 = 8 × 1/56 × 1 = 8/56 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 7 × 8 = 56,
20/7 = 20 × 8/7 × 8 = 160/56 - Add the two like fractions:
8/56 + 160/56 = 8 + 160/56 = 168/56 - 168/56 simplified gives 3/1
- So, 8/56 + 20/7 = 3/1
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