What is 3/6 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 3/6 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/6 and 5/7?
- 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: 5 × 6 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 + 30 = 51
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/42
- Simplify the fraction (51/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 51/3 = 17
- 42/3 = 14
- This gives: 17/14.
The result of adding 3/6 and 5/7 is : 17/14 (or 1.2142857142857 in its decimal form)