What is 8/5 plus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 3/6?
- 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: 3 × 5 = 15
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 15 = 63
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 6 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 63/30
- Simplify the fraction (63/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 63/3 = 21
- 30/3 = 10
- This gives: 21/10.
The result of adding 8/5 and 3/6 is : 21/10 (or 2.1 in its decimal form)