What is 6/10 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 6/10 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/10 and 8/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 10 = 80
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 + 80 = 122
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 122/70
- Simplify the fraction (122/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 122/2 = 61
- 70/2 = 35
- This gives: 61/35.
The result of adding 6/10 and 8/7 is : 61/35 (or 1.7428571428571 in its decimal form)