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What is 91/1 + 2/4?

What is 91/1 + 2/4?

Here's how to add

91
1
+
2
4

Step 1

We have to make sure the denominators are equal.

Since 1 is evenly divided by 4, we can multiply just one term to get a common denominator.

Multiply 91 by 4, and get 364, then we multiply 1 by 4 and get 4.

91/1 times 4

The problem now has new fractions to add:

364
4
+
2
4

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

364 + 2 = 366

This yields the answer

366
4

Step 3

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

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

Are both the numerator and the denominator evenly divisible by 2? Yes! So we reduce it:

366
4
÷ 2 =
183
2

So far so good... let's try to divide by that number again.

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

No good. 3 is larger than 2. So we're done reducing.

And we're done! Here's the final answer to 91/1 + 2/4

91
1
+
2
4
=
183
2
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