What is 2/6 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 8/5?
- 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: 8 × 6 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 48 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/30
- Simplify the fraction (58/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 29/15.
The result of adding 2/6 and 8/5 is : 29/15 (or 1.9333333333333 in its decimal form)