What is 6/8 plus 10/7?
Looking for the result of 6/8 + 10/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/8 and 10/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 7 = 42
- 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: 42 + 80 = 122
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 122/56
- Simplify the fraction (122/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 122/2 = 61
- 56/2 = 28
- This gives: 61/28.
The result of adding 6/8 and 10/7 is : 61/28 (or 2.1785714285714 in its decimal form)