Solve 12/14+11/9

$$\frac{ 12 }{ 14 } + \frac{ 11 }{ 9 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{131}{63}\approx 2.079365079$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{14} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{6}{7}+\frac{11}{9}$$

Least common multiple of 7 and 9 is 63. Convert \frac{6}{7} and \frac{11}{9} to fractions with denominator 63.

$$\frac{54}{63}+\frac{77}{63}$$

Since \frac{54}{63} and \frac{77}{63} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{54+77}{63}$$

Add 54 and 77 to get 131.

$$\frac{131}{63}$$

Factor

$$\frac{131}{3 ^ {2} \cdot 7} = 2\frac{5}{63} = 2.0793650793650795$$