Solve 5/13+6/24

$$\frac{ 5 }{ 13 } + \frac{ 6 }{ 24 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{33}{52}\approx 0.634615385$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{24} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$\frac{5}{13}+\frac{1}{4}$$

Least common multiple of 13 and 4 is 52. Convert \frac{5}{13} and \frac{1}{4} to fractions with denominator 52.

$$\frac{20}{52}+\frac{13}{52}$$

Since \frac{20}{52} and \frac{13}{52} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{20+13}{52}$$

Add 20 and 13 to get 33.

$$\frac{33}{52}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 11}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 13} = 0.6346153846153846$$