What is 40/77 + 97/6
In order to make fractions have the same denominator, multiply the numerator and denominator of each fraction by the denominator of the other
OR
(40 x 6) + (97 x 77) |
77 x 6 |
=
Simplify the fraction
Because the numerator greater than the denominator, so we have an improper fraction, which means we can simplify it by converting the improper fraction to a mixed number.
Improper fraction to mixed number, get the whole number by dividing the numerator with the denominator, then subtract the numerator by the whole number multiplied by the denominator.