Question

Can you please help to simplify this expression? `" "60/100 + 14 79/100`

Answer 1

`15 39/100` or: `15.39`

Explanation:

`60/100+14 79/100`
This is not an equation only an expression, it can not be solved but it can be simplified as follows:

`60/100+14 79/100` => convert mixed fraction to improper:

`60/100+1479/100` => same denominator, just add numerators:

`1539/100` => convert back to mixed fraction:

`15 39/100`

In decimal form:

`15.39`

Answer 2

`=15 39/100`

Explanation:

In adding fractions you have to use a common denominator. In this case, both denominators are already `100`, so we can just add the numerators without any further conversions.

`60/100 + 14 79/100" "larr` keep the whole number

`= 14 (60+79)/100" "larr` add the fractions

`= 14 139/100" "larr` convert to a mixed number

`=14 + 1 39/100`

`=15 39/100`