What is 2/6 plus 6/3?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 6/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 6/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 3 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 36 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 3 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/18
- Simplify the fraction (42/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 42/6 = 7
- 18/6 = 3
- This gives: 7/3.
The result of adding 2/6 and 6/3 is : 7/3 (or 2.3333333333333 in its decimal form)