What is 5/3 plus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 5/3 + 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/3 and 2/6?
- 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: 2 × 3 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 6 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 6 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/18
- Simplify the fraction (36/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (18):
- 36/18 = 2
- 18/18 = 1
- This gives: 2.
The result of adding 5/3 and 2/6 is : 2