What is 6/8 plus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 6/8 + 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/8 and 8/10?
- 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: 8 × 8 = 64
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 + 64 = 124
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 124/80
- Simplify the fraction (124/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 124/4 = 31
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 31/20.
The result of adding 6/8 and 8/10 is : 31/20 (or 1.55 in its decimal form)