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What is 91/6 + 3/10?

What is 91/6 + 3/10?

Here's how you add

91
6
+
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 91 by 10, and get 910, then we multiply 6 by 10 and get 60.

91/6 times 10

Do the same for the second term. We multiply 3 by 6, and get 18, then multiply 6 by 10 and get 60.

3/10 times 6

The problem now has new fractions to add:

910
60
+
18
60

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

910 + 18 = 928

The sum we get is

928
60

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:

928
60
÷ 2 =
464
30

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

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

464
30
÷ 2 =
232
15

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. 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. 17 is larger than 15. So we're done reducing.

And we're done! Here's the final answer to 91/6 + 3/10

91
6
+
3
10
=
232
15
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