What is 3/6 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 3/6 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/6 and 8/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 5 = 15
- 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: 15 + 48 = 63
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 63/30
- Simplify the fraction (63/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 63/3 = 21
- 30/3 = 10
- This gives: 21/10.
The result of adding 3/6 and 8/5 is : 21/10 (or 2.1 in its decimal form)