What is 2/10 plus 6/7?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 6/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 6/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 10 = 60
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 60 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/70
- Simplify the fraction (74/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 70/2 = 35
- This gives: 37/35.
The result of adding 2/10 and 6/7 is : 37/35 (or 1.0571428571429 in its decimal form)