What is 10/6 plus 7/2?
Looking for the result of 10/6 + 7/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/6 and 7/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 2 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 42 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/12
- Simplify the fraction (62/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: 31/6.
The result of adding 10/6 and 7/2 is : 31/6 (or 5.1666666666667 in its decimal form)