What is 10/2 plus 6/5?
Looking for the result of 10/2 + 6/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/2 and 6/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 5 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 2 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 12 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/10
- Simplify the fraction (62/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 31/5.
The result of adding 10/2 and 6/5 is : 31/5 (or 6.2 in its decimal form)