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What is 8/11 + 1/6?

What is 8/11 + 1/6?

Here's how you add

8
11
+
1
6

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 8 by 6, and get 48, then we multiply 11 by 6 and get 66.

8/11 times 6

Do the same for the second term. We multiply 1 by 11, and get 11, then multiply 11 by 6 and get 66.

1/6 times 11

The problem now has new fractions to add:

48
66
+
11
66

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

48 + 11 = 59

This yields the answer

59
66

Step 3

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

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

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 3...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 5...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 7...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 11...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 13...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 17...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 19...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 23...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 29...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 31...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 37...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 41...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 43...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 47...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 53...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 59...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 61...

No good. 61 is larger than 59. So we're done reducing.

And we're done! Here's the final answer to 8/11 + 1/6

8
11
+
1
6
=
59
66
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