What is 5/2 plus 7/6?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 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 × 2 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 14 = 44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 44/12
- Simplify the fraction (44/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 44/4 = 11
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 11/3.
The result of adding 5/2 and 7/6 is : 11/3 (or 3.6666666666667 in its decimal form)