What is 6/4 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 6/4 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/4 and 8/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 5 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 4 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 32 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 5 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/20
- Simplify the fraction (62/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 31/10.
The result of adding 6/4 and 8/5 is : 31/10 (or 3.1 in its decimal form)