What is 8/5 plus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 6/2?
- 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: 6 × 5 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 30 = 46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 2 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 46/10
- Simplify the fraction (46/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 46/2 = 23
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 23/5.
The result of adding 8/5 and 6/2 is : 23/5 (or 4.6 in its decimal form)