What is 8/6 plus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 and 1/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 5 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 6 = 46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 46/30
- Simplify the fraction (46/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 46/2 = 23
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 23/15.
The result of adding 8/6 and 1/5 is : 23/15 (or 1.5333333333333 in its decimal form)