What is 5/7 plus 6/3?
Looking for the result of 5/7 + 6/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/7 and 6/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 + 42 = 57
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 3 = 21
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 57/21
- Simplify the fraction (57/21) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 57/3 = 19
- 21/3 = 7
- This gives: 19/7.
The result of adding 5/7 and 6/3 is : 19/7 (or 2.7142857142857 in its decimal form)