What is 6/10 plus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 6/10 + 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/10 and 2/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 20 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/60
- Simplify the fraction (56/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 56/4 = 14
- 60/4 = 15
- This gives: 14/15.
The result of adding 6/10 and 2/6 is : 14/15 (or 0.93333333333333 in its decimal form)