What is 8 plus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 8 + 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8 and 6/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 10 = 80
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 6 = 86
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 86/10
- Simplify the fraction (86/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 86/2 = 43
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 43/5.
The result of adding 8/1 and 6/10 is : 43/5 (or 8.6 in its decimal form)