What is 6/2 plus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 6/2 + 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/2 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 × 2 = 4
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 4 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/12
- Simplify the fraction (40/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 40/4 = 10
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 10/3.
The result of adding 6/2 and 2/6 is : 10/3 (or 3.3333333333333 in its decimal form)