Solve 15/12+4

$$\frac { 15 } { 12 } + 4$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{21}{4}=5.25$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{5}{4}+4$$

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{16}{4}.

$$\frac{5}{4}+\frac{16}{4}$$

Since \frac{5}{4} and \frac{16}{4} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{5+16}{4}$$

Add 5 and 16 to get 21.

$$\frac{21}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 7}{2 ^ {2}} = 5\frac{1}{4} = 5.25$$