What is 5/2 plus 3/3?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 3/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 3/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 2 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 + 6 = 21
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 3 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/6
- Simplify the fraction (21/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 21/3 = 7
- 6/3 = 2
- This gives: 7/2.
The result of adding 5/2 and 3/3 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)