What is 7/8 plus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 7/8 + 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/8 and 6/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 10 = 70
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 + 48 = 118
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 118/80
- Simplify the fraction (118/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 118/2 = 59
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 59/40.
The result of adding 7/8 and 6/10 is : 59/40 (or 1.475 in its decimal form)