What is 5/3 plus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 5/3 + 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/3 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 × 3 = 9
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 9 = 39
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 6 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 39/18
- Simplify the fraction (39/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 39/3 = 13
- 18/3 = 6
- This gives: 13/6.
The result of adding 5/3 and 3/6 is : 13/6 (or 2.1666666666667 in its decimal form)