What is 8/5 plus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 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 × 5 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 30 = 110
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 110/50
- Simplify the fraction (110/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 110/10 = 11
- 50/10 = 5
- This gives: 11/5.
The result of adding 8/5 and 6/10 is : 11/5 (or 2.2 in its decimal form)