What is 5/3 plus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 5/3 + 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/3 and 9/6?
- 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: 9 × 3 = 27
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 27 = 57
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 6 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 57/18
- Simplify the fraction (57/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 57/3 = 19
- 18/3 = 6
- This gives: 19/6.
The result of adding 5/3 and 9/6 is : 19/6 (or 3.1666666666667 in its decimal form)