What is 2/5 plus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 2/5 + 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/5 and 9/6?
- 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: 9 × 5 = 45
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 45 = 57
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 6 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 57/30
- Simplify the fraction (57/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 57/3 = 19
- 30/3 = 10
- This gives: 19/10.
The result of adding 2/5 and 9/6 is : 19/10 (or 1.9 in its decimal form)