What is 2/6 plus 2/5?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 2/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 2/5?
- 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: 2 × 6 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 12 = 22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 22/30
- Simplify the fraction (22/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 22/2 = 11
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 11/15.
The result of adding 2/6 and 2/5 is : 11/15 (or 0.73333333333333 in its decimal form)