Solve 5/24+2/32

$$\frac { 5 } { 24 } + \frac { 2 } { 32 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{13}{48}\approx 0.270833333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{32} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{5}{24}+\frac{1}{16}$$

Least common multiple of 24 and 16 is 48. Convert \frac{5}{24} and \frac{1}{16} to fractions with denominator 48.

$$\frac{10}{48}+\frac{3}{48}$$

Since \frac{10}{48} and \frac{3}{48} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{10+3}{48}$$

Add 10 and 3 to get 13.

$$\frac{13}{48}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13}{2 ^ {4} \cdot 3} = 0.2708333333333333$$