What is 1/3 plus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 1/3 + 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/3 and 1/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 3 = 3
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 3 = 9
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 6 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 9/18
- Simplify the fraction (9/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 9/9 = 1
- 18/9 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of adding 1/3 and 1/6 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)