What is 8/6 plus 5/3?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 5/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 and 5/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 3 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 30 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 3 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/18
- Simplify the fraction (54/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (18):
- 54/18 = 3
- 18/18 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of adding 8/6 and 5/3 is : 3