What is 5/8 plus 6/6?
Looking for the result of 5/8 + 6/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/8 and 6/6?
- 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: 6 × 8 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 48 = 78
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/48
- Simplify the fraction (78/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 78/6 = 13
- 48/6 = 8
- This gives: 13/8.
The result of adding 5/8 and 6/6 is : 13/8 (or 1.625 in its decimal form)