What is 5/6 plus 6/4?
Looking for the result of 5/6 + 6/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/6 and 6/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 4 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 36 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/24
- Simplify the fraction (56/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 56/8 = 7
- 24/8 = 3
- This gives: 7/3.
The result of adding 5/6 and 6/4 is : 7/3 (or 2.3333333333333 in its decimal form)