What is 6/4 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 6/4 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/4 and 10/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 4 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 40 = 88
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 88/32
- Simplify the fraction (88/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 88/8 = 11
- 32/8 = 4
- This gives: 11/4.
The result of adding 6/4 and 10/8 is : 11/4 (or 2.75 in its decimal form)