Add 80/50 and 70/42
1st number: 1 30/50, 2nd number: 1 28/42
80/50 + 70/42 is 49/15.
Steps for adding fractions
- Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 42 is 1050
Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 1050 - For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 21 = 1050,
80/50 = 80 × 21/50 × 21 = 1680/1050 - Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 42 × 25 = 1050,
70/42 = 70 × 25/42 × 25 = 1750/1050 - Add the two like fractions:
1680/1050 + 1750/1050 = 1680 + 1750/1050 = 3430/1050 - 3430/1050 simplified gives 49/15
- So, 80/50 + 70/42 = 49/15
In mixed form: 34/15
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