What is 10/6 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 10/6 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/6 and 8/2?
- 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: 8 × 6 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 48 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/12
- Simplify the fraction (68/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 17/3.
The result of adding 10/6 and 8/2 is : 17/3 (or 5.6666666666667 in its decimal form)