What is 5/10 plus 7/6?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 7/6?
- 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: 7 × 10 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 70 = 100
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 100/60
- Simplify the fraction (100/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 100/20 = 5
- 60/20 = 3
- This gives: 5/3.
The result of adding 5/10 and 7/6 is : 5/3 (or 1.6666666666667 in its decimal form)