What is 8/2 plus 10/6?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 10/6?
- 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: 10 × 2 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 20 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/12
- Simplify the fraction (68/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 17/3.
The result of adding 8/2 and 10/6 is : 17/3 (or 5.6666666666667 in its decimal form)