What is 6/1 + 3/20 in fraction?
6/1 + 3/20 equals to 123/20 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 6/1 plus 3/20 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 6/1 + 3/20 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 6/1 plus 3/20 = 123/20
Since both fractions have unequal denominators, 6/1 plus 3/20 is an unlike fractions addition. For adding unlike fractions, you have to first find the equivalent fractions for fraction 6/1 and fraction 3/20 in order to have the same denominators for both fractions. Therefore, you have to find the LCM of denominators 1 and 20. 20 is the LCM of 1 and 20. Multiplying the LCM 20 with the numerators and denominators of both fractions (6/1 x 20/20) + (3/20 x 20/20), and simplify further in order to have the common denominator. So the equivalent fraction for 6/1 is 120/20 and for 3/20 is 3/20. By simplifying this fraction addition 120/20 + 3/20, it becomes 123/20.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction between 6/1 and 3/20 by adding two fractions with different, unequal or unlike denominators. The sum in fraction form for 6/1 plus 3/20 can be obtained by using anyone of the two methods below.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
(6/1) + (3/20) using LCM Method:
What is 6/1 plus 3/20 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 6/1
Fraction B: 3/20
What to be found?
(6/1) + (3/20) = ?
Find what's the sum of 6/1 and 3/20.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 6/1 and 3/20 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction addition. Since the denominators of given fractions 6/1 and 3/20 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 6/1 and 3/20:
The LCM of 1 and 20 is 20.
step 4 Write the fractions 6/1 and 3/20 in the addition expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
= 6/1 + 3/20
= [(6 x 20)/(1 x 20)] + [(3 x 20)/(20 x 20)]
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
= 120/20 + 3/20
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
= 1/20 x (120/1 + 3/1)
= 1/20 x (120 + 3)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
= 1/20 x 123
= 123/20
6/1 + 3/20 = 123/20
Hence,
6/1 plus 3/20 as a fraction is 123/20.
6/1 + 3/20 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 6/1
Fraction B: 3/20
What to be found?
(6/1)+(3/20) = ?
Find what's the sum of 6/1 and 3/20.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (6 x 20), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (3 x 1), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (1 x 20) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (6 x 20) + (3 x 1)/(1 x 20)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (120 + 3)/20
6/1 + 3/20 = 123/20
Hence,
6/1 plus 3/20 in fraction is 123/20