What is 2/6 plus 10/2?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 10/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 10/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 2 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 6 = 60
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 + 60 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/12
- Simplify the fraction (64/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 64/4 = 16
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 16/3.
The result of adding 2/6 and 10/2 is : 16/3 (or 5.3333333333333 in its decimal form)