What is 4/6 plus 3/5?
Looking for the result of 4/6 + 3/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/6 and 3/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 5 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 6 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 18 = 38
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 38/30
- Simplify the fraction (38/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 38/2 = 19
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 19/15.
The result of adding 4/6 and 3/5 is : 19/15 (or 1.2666666666667 in its decimal form)