What is 10/3 plus 7/3?
Looking for the result of 10/3 + 7/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/3 and 7/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 3 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 3 = 21
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 21 = 51
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/9
- Simplify the fraction (51/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 51/3 = 17
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: 17/3.
The result of adding 10/3 and 7/3 is : 17/3 (or 5.6666666666667 in its decimal form)