What is 11/4 + 1/12 in fraction?
11/4 + 1/12 equals to 17/6 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 11/4 plus 1/12 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 11/4 + 1/12 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 11/4 plus 1/12 = 17/6
Since both fractions have unequal denominators, 11/4 plus 1/12 is an unlike fractions addition. For adding unlike fractions, you have to first find the equivalent fractions for fraction 11/4 and fraction 1/12 in order to have the same denominators for both fractions. Therefore, you have to find the LCM of denominators 4 and 12. 12 is the LCM of 4 and 12. Multiplying the LCM 12 with the numerators and denominators of both fractions (11/4 x 12/12) + (1/12 x 12/12), and simplify further in order to have the common denominator. So the equivalent fraction for 11/4 is 33/12 and for 1/12 is 1/12. By simplifying this fraction addition 33/12 + 1/12, it becomes 34/12.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction between 11/4 and 1/12 by adding two fractions with different, unequal or unlike denominators. The sum in fraction form for 11/4 plus 1/12 can be obtained by using anyone of the two methods below.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
(11/4) + (1/12) using LCM Method:
What is 11/4 plus 1/12 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 11/4
Fraction B: 1/12
What to be found?
(11/4) + (1/12) = ?
Find what's the sum of 11/4 and 1/12.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 11/4 and 1/12 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction addition. Since the denominators of given fractions 11/4 and 1/12 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions addition.
step 3For unlike fractions addition, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 11/4 and 1/12:
The LCM of 4 and 12 is 12.
step 4 Write the fractions 11/4 and 1/12 in the addition expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
= 11/4 + 1/12
= [(11 x 12)/(4 x 12)] + [(1 x 12)/(12 x 12)]
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
= 33/12 + 1/12
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
= 1/12 x (33/1 + 1/1)
= 1/12 x (33 + 1)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
= 1/12 x 34
= 34/12
= 17/6
11/4 + 1/12 = 17/6
Hence,
11/4 plus 1/12 as a fraction is 17/6.
11/4 + 1/12 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 11/4
Fraction B: 1/12
What to be found?
(11/4)+(1/12) = ?
Find what's the sum of 11/4 and 1/12.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (11 x 12), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (1 x 4), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (4 x 12) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (11 x 12) + (1 x 4)/(4 x 12)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (132 + 4)/48
= 136/48
= 17/6
11/4 + 1/12 = 17/6
Hence,
11/4 plus 1/12 in fraction is 17/6