What is 5/10 plus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 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 × 10 = 60
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 60 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/20
- Simplify the fraction (70/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 70/10 = 7
- 20/10 = 2
- This gives: 7/2.
The result of adding 5/10 and 6/2 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)