Solve 143*6/12+39*6/12

$$143 \times \frac { 6 } { 12 } + 39 \times \frac { 6 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$91$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$143\times \frac{1}{2}+39\times \frac{6}{12}$$

Multiply 143 and \frac{1}{2} to get \frac{143}{2}.

$$\frac{143}{2}+39\times \frac{6}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$\frac{143}{2}+39\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply 39 and \frac{1}{2} to get \frac{39}{2}.

$$\frac{143}{2}+\frac{39}{2}$$

Since \frac{143}{2} and \frac{39}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{143+39}{2}$$

Add 143 and 39 to get 182.

$$\frac{182}{2}$$

Divide 182 by 2 to get 91.

$$91$$

Factor

$$7\times 13$$