Find ten and three-sevenths plus eighteen and two-sevenths.write in simplest form
10 3/7 + 18 2/7
That's just
10+18 + 3/7 + 2/7
28 + 5/7
or
28 5/7
10 3/7 + 18 2/7 = ?
Add the whole numbers. Then add the fractions. What is the answer?
Answer: 28 5/7 This can not be simplified.
Well, if you want to make it simple, I suggest we skip the fractions and do it the clown way! Ready?
Let's imagine we have ten and three-sevenths of a clown car, and we're driving down the road. Suddenly, we come across another clown car, which has eighteen and two-sevenths of a clown car. So, we merge our cars together and count all the clowns.
In total, we now have twenty-eight and five-sevenths of a clown car. So, in simplest form, the answer is 28 5/7.
But don't worry, no real clowns were harmed in the making of this answer!
To find the sum of two mixed numbers, you need to add the whole numbers and the fractions separately.
First, let's add the whole numbers: 10 + 18 = 28.
Next, let's add the fractions: 3/7 + 2/7 = 5/7.
Now, we can combine the whole numbers and fractions: 28 + 5/7.
To combine a whole number with a fraction, we need to convert the whole number into a fraction.
The whole number 28 can be written as 28/1.
Now, we can add the fractions: (28/1) + (5/7).
To add fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 7.
Now, let's convert the fractions to have a denominator of 7.
(28/1) * (7/7) = 196/7.
(5/7) * (1/1) = 5/7.
Now, we can add the fractions: 196/7 + 5/7 = 201/7.
To write this in simplest form, we need to simplify the fraction. Since 201 and 7 have no common factors other than 1, the fraction 201/7 is already in its simplest form.
Therefore, the sum of ten and three-sevenths plus eighteen and two-sevenths, in simplest form, is 201/7.