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What is 6/11 + 7/10?

What is 6/11 + 7/10?

This is how to add

6
11
+
7
10

Step 1

Of course, you can't add two fractions if the denominators (bottom numbers) don't match. To get a common denominator, multiply the denominators together. Then we fix the numerators by multiplying each one by their other term's denominator.

Now you multiply 6 by 10, and get 60, then we multiply 11 by 10 and get 110.

6/11 times 10

Do the same for the second term. We multiply 7 by 11, and get 77, then multiply 11 by 10 and get 110.

7/10 times 11

The problem now has new fractions to add:

60
110
+
77
110

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

60 + 77 = 137

This yields the answer

137
110

Step 3

The last step is to reduce the fraction if we can.

To find out, we try dividing it by 2...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 3...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 5...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 7...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 11...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 13...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 17...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 19...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 23...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 29...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 31...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 37...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 41...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 43...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 47...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 53...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 59...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 61...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 67...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 71...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 73...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 79...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 83...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 89...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 97...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 101...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 103...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 107...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 109...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 113...

No good. 113 is larger than 110. So we're done reducing.

Congratulations! Here's your final answer to 6/11 + 7/10

6
11
+
7
10
=
137
110
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