What is 6/8 plus 1/10?
Looking for the result of 6/8 + 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/8 and 1/10?
- 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: 1 × 8 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 + 8 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/80
- Simplify the fraction (68/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 17/20.
The result of adding 6/8 and 1/10 is : 17/20 (or 0.85 in its decimal form)