What is 6/8 plus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 6/8 + 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/8 and 7/10?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 + 56 = 116
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 116/80
- Simplify the fraction (116/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 116/4 = 29
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 29/20.
The result of adding 6/8 and 7/10 is : 29/20 (or 1.45 in its decimal form)