What is 2/6 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- 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: 12 + 48 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/36
- Simplify the fraction (60/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 60/12 = 5
- 36/12 = 3
- This gives: 5/3.
The result of adding 2/6 and 8/6 is : 5/3 (or 1.6666666666667 in its decimal form)