What is 5/6 plus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 5/6 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/6 and 4/10?
- 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: 4 × 6 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 24 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/60
- Simplify the fraction (74/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 60/2 = 30
- This gives: 37/30.
The result of adding 5/6 and 4/10 is : 37/30 (or 1.2333333333333 in its decimal form)