What is 6/5 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 6/5 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/5 and 8/6?
- 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: 8 × 5 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 40 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 6 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/30
- Simplify the fraction (76/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 76/2 = 38
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 38/15.
The result of adding 6/5 and 8/6 is : 38/15 (or 2.5333333333333 in its decimal form)