What is 2/6 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 30 = 46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 46/48
- Simplify the fraction (46/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 46/2 = 23
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: 23/24.
The result of adding 2/6 and 5/8 is : 23/24 (or 0.95833333333333 in its decimal form)