Q. Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.21+181Answer:
Identify Common Denominator: Identify a common denominator for the fractions21 and 181. The least common multiple (LCM) of 2 and 18 is 18, so the common denominator will be 18.
Convert to Common Denominator: Convert the fraction 21 to have the common denominator of 18. To convert 21 to a fraction with a denominator of 18, multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 9. (21)×(99)=189
Add Fractions: Add the converted fraction 189 to the fraction 181.Now that both fractions have the same denominator, we can add their numerators.189+181=18(9+1)
Simplify Resulting Fraction: Simplify the resulting fraction.(9+1)/18=10/18Now we need to simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 2.10/18÷(2/2)=5/9