What is 2/6 plus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 7/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 42 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/60
- Simplify the fraction (62/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 60/2 = 30
- This gives: 31/30.
The result of adding 2/6 and 7/10 is : 31/30 (or 1.0333333333333 in its decimal form)