What is 3/6 plus 2/7?
Looking for the result of 3/6 + 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/6 and 2/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 + 12 = 33
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/42
- Simplify the fraction (33/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 33/3 = 11
- 42/3 = 14
- This gives: 11/14.
The result of adding 3/6 and 2/7 is : 11/14 (or 0.78571428571429 in its decimal form)