What is 8/3 plus 10/2?
Looking for the result of 8/3 + 10/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/3 and 10/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 3 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 30 = 46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 2 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 46/6
- Simplify the fraction (46/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 46/2 = 23
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: 23/3.
The result of adding 8/3 and 10/2 is : 23/3 (or 7.6666666666667 in its decimal form)