What is 10/5 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 10/5 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/5 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 6 = 60
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 5 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 + 40 = 100
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 6 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 100/30
- Simplify the fraction (100/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 100/10 = 10
- 30/10 = 3
- This gives: 10/3.
The result of adding 10/5 and 8/6 is : 10/3 (or 3.3333333333333 in its decimal form)