What is 6/10 plus 1/4?
Looking for the result of 6/10 + 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/10 and 1/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 4 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 10 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 10 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/40
- Simplify the fraction (34/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 17/20.
The result of adding 6/10 and 1/4 is : 17/20 (or 0.85 in its decimal form)