What is 2/5 plus 3/3?
Looking for the result of 2/5 + 3/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/5 and 3/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 3 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 15 = 21
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 3 = 15
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/15
- Simplify the fraction (21/15) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 21/3 = 7
- 15/3 = 5
- This gives: 7/5.
The result of adding 2/5 and 3/3 is : 7/5 (or 1.4 in its decimal form)