What is 6/5 plus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 6/5 + 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/5 and 5/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 10 = 60
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 5 = 25
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 + 25 = 85
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 85/50
- Simplify the fraction (85/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 85/5 = 17
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: 17/10.
The result of adding 6/5 and 5/10 is : 17/10 (or 1.7 in its decimal form)