What is 1/6 plus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 1/6 + 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/6 and 6/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 + 36 = 38
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 38/12
- Simplify the fraction (38/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 38/2 = 19
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: 19/6.
The result of adding 1/6 and 6/2 is : 19/6 (or 3.1666666666667 in its decimal form)