What is 5/10 plus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 2/6?
- 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: 2 × 10 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 20 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/60
- Simplify the fraction (50/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 50/10 = 5
- 60/10 = 6
- This gives: 5/6.
The result of adding 5/10 and 2/6 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)