What is 8/10 plus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 8/10 + 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/10 and 1/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 10 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 10 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/60
- Simplify the fraction (58/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 60/2 = 30
- This gives: 29/30.
The result of adding 8/10 and 1/6 is : 29/30 (or 0.96666666666667 in its decimal form)