What is 5/2 plus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 3/6?
- 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: 3 × 2 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 6 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/12
- Simplify the fraction (36/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 36/12 = 3
- 12/12 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of adding 5/2 and 3/6 is : 3