What is 6/5 plus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 6/5 + 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/5 and 6/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 2 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 5 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 30 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 2 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/10
- Simplify the fraction (42/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 42/2 = 21
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 21/5.
The result of adding 6/5 and 6/2 is : 21/5 (or 4.2 in its decimal form)