What is 1/6 plus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 1/6 + 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.

How to add 1/6 and 5/10?

1 6 + 5 10 = (1 × 10) + (5 × 6) 6 × 10 = 40 60 = 2 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
  3. Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 30 = 40
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (40/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
    • 40/20 = 2
    • 60/20 = 3
  7. This gives: 2/3.

The result of adding 1/6 and 5/10 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)