How do you simplify 26 9/10 + 72 5/6?

1 Answer
Jun 11, 2016

26 9/10+72 5/6=99 11/15

Explanation:

26 9/10+72 5/6

= 26+9/10+72+5/6

= 26+72+9/10+5/6

= 98+9/10+5/6

Now as the LCD of denominators 10 and 6 is 30, we can write this as

98+(9xx3)/(10xx3)+(5xx5)/(6xx5)

= 98+27/30+25/30

= 98+(27+25)/30

= 98+52/30=98+(30+22)/30

= 98+30/30+22/30

= 98+1+11/15

= 99 11/15