What is 5/2 plus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 4/6?
- 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: 4 × 2 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 8 = 38
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 38/12
- Simplify the fraction (38/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 38/2 = 19
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: 19/6.
The result of adding 5/2 and 4/6 is : 19/6 (or 3.1666666666667 in its decimal form)