What is 10/6 plus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 10/6 + 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/6 and 7/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 8 = 80
- 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: 80 + 42 = 122
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 122/48
- Simplify the fraction (122/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 122/2 = 61
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: 61/24.
The result of adding 10/6 and 7/8 is : 61/24 (or 2.5416666666667 in its decimal form)