What is the first step to finding the sum of 2/7 & 1/4 without a calculator?

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asked Jan 13, 2021 156k views

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Pcans · Answer 1 · 2021-01-19T12:38:33+0000

Answer:

first get a common denominator by multiplying 7 and 4 to get 28

28 is our common denominator here.

Explanation:

We want to add the fractions 2/7 and 1/4

(2/7) * (4/4) and (1/4) * (7/7)

(2/7) * (4/4) + (1/4) * (7/7) = 8/28 + 7/28 = 15/28