What is 2/10 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 8/6?
- 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: 8 × 10 = 80
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 80 = 92
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 92/60
- Simplify the fraction (92/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 92/4 = 23
- 60/4 = 15
- This gives: 23/15.
The result of adding 2/10 and 8/6 is : 23/15 (or 1.5333333333333 in its decimal form)