What is 7/6 plus 5/4?
Looking for the result of 7/6 + 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/6 and 5/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 4 = 28
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 + 30 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/24
- Simplify the fraction (58/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: 29/12.
The result of adding 7/6 and 5/4 is : 29/12 (or 2.4166666666667 in its decimal form)