What is 5 plus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 5 + 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5 and 6/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 6 = 16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 2 = 2
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/2
- Simplify the fraction (16/2) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 16/2 = 8
- 2/2 = 1
- This gives: 8.
The result of adding 5/1 and 6/2 is : 8