What is 2/10 plus 5/6?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 5/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 50 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/60
- Simplify the fraction (62/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 60/2 = 30
- This gives: 31/30.
The result of adding 2/10 and 5/6 is : 31/30 (or 1.0333333333333 in its decimal form)