Add 80/3 and 21/63
1st number: 26 2/3, 2nd number: 21/63
80/3 + 21/63 is 27/1.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 3 and 63 is 63
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 63 - For the 1st fraction, since 3 × 21 = 63,
80/3 = 80 × 21/3 × 21 = 1680/63 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 63 × 1 = 63,
21/63 = 21 × 1/63 × 1 = 21/63 - Add the two like fractions:
1680/63 + 21/63 = 1680 + 21/63 = 1701/63 - 1701/63 simplified gives 27/1
- So, 80/3 + 21/63 = 27/1
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