What is 1/10 plus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 6/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 10 = 60
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 60 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/80
- Simplify the fraction (68/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 17/20.
The result of adding 1/10 and 6/8 is : 17/20 (or 0.85 in its decimal form)