What is 6/8 plus 10/6?
Looking for the result of 6/8 + 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/8 and 10/6?
- 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: 10 × 8 = 80
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 80 = 116
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 116/48
- Simplify the fraction (116/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 116/4 = 29
- 48/4 = 12
- This gives: 29/12.
The result of adding 6/8 and 10/6 is : 29/12 (or 2.4166666666667 in its decimal form)