What is 2/3 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 2/3 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/3 and 10/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 3 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 30 = 46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 8 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 46/24
- Simplify the fraction (46/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 46/2 = 23
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: 23/12.
The result of adding 2/3 and 10/8 is : 23/12 (or 1.9166666666667 in its decimal form)