What is 5/2 plus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 6/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 2 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 12 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/20
- Simplify the fraction (62/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 31/10.
The result of adding 5/2 and 6/10 is : 31/10 (or 3.1 in its decimal form)