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What is 10/11 + 3/10?

What is 10/11 + 3/10?

This is how to add

10
11
+
3
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 10 by 10, and get 100, then we multiply 11 by 10 and get 110.

10/11 times 10

Do the same for the second term. We multiply 3 by 11, and get 33, then multiply 11 by 10 and get 110.

3/10 times 11

The problem now has new fractions to add:

100
110
+
33
110

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

100 + 33 = 133

This yields the answer

133
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 10/11 + 3/10

10
11
+
3
10
=
133
110
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