What is 2/6 plus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 10/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 5 = 10
- 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: 10 + 60 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/30
- Simplify the fraction (70/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 70/10 = 7
- 30/10 = 3
- This gives: 7/3.
The result of adding 2/6 and 10/5 is : 7/3 (or 2.3333333333333 in its decimal form)