What is 2/6 plus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 8/10?
- 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: 8 × 6 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 48 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/60
- Simplify the fraction (68/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 60/4 = 15
- This gives: 17/15.
The result of adding 2/6 and 8/10 is : 17/15 (or 1.1333333333333 in its decimal form)