perform the indicated operation reduce answer to lowest terms
3/17 + 6/170=
3/17 = 30/170
30/170 + 6/170 = 36/170 = 18/85
To add fractions, you need to have a common denominator. In this case, the least common multiple of 17 and 170 is 170.
Next, you need to rewrite the fractions with the common denominator:
3/17 becomes (3/17) * (10/10) = 30/170
6/170 remains the same
Now, you can add the fractions together:
30/170 + 6/170 = (30 + 6)/170 = 36/170
To reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, you need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator and divide both by it. In this case, the GCD of 36 and 170 is 2.
Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2, we get:
36/2 = 18
170/2 = 85
So, the final reduced answer is 18/85.