What is 5 plus 10/6?
Looking for the result of 5 + 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5 and 10/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 6 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 1 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 10 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/6
- Simplify the fraction (40/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 40/2 = 20
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: 20/3.
The result of adding 5/1 and 10/6 is : 20/3 (or 6.6666666666667 in its decimal form)