What is 2/6 plus 10/7?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 10/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 10/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
- 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: 14 + 60 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/42
- Simplify the fraction (74/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: 37/21.
The result of adding 2/6 and 10/7 is : 37/21 (or 1.7619047619048 in its decimal form)