What is 6/8 plus 3/10?
Looking for the result of 6/8 + 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/8 and 3/10?
- 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: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 + 24 = 84
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 84/80
- Simplify the fraction (84/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 84/4 = 21
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 21/20.
The result of adding 6/8 and 3/10 is : 21/20 (or 1.05 in its decimal form)