What is 3/6 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 3/6 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/6 and 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
- 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: 24 + 30 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/48
- Simplify the fraction (54/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 54/6 = 9
- 48/6 = 8
- This gives: 9/8.
The result of adding 3/6 and 5/8 is : 9/8 (or 1.125 in its decimal form)