What is 5/6 plus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 5/6 + 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/6 and 6/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
- 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: 40 + 36 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/48
- Simplify the fraction (76/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 76/4 = 19
- 48/4 = 12
- This gives: 19/12.
The result of adding 5/6 and 6/8 is : 19/12 (or 1.5833333333333 in its decimal form)