What is 1/5 plus 1/6 in fraction?
1/5 plus 1/6 equals to 11/30 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 1/5 plus 1/6 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 1/5 + 1/6 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 1/5 plus 1/6
Since both the fractions have the unequal denominators, you have to find the equivalent fractions for 1/5 and 1/6 having identical denominators before starting adding the fractions. Find the LCM of denominators, 30 is the LCM of 5 and 6. Multiply the LCM 30 with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions (1/5 x 30/30) + (1/6 x 30/30) and simplify further in order to have the common denominators. By simplifying the fraction addition expression becomes 11/30.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction between 1/5 and 1/6 by adding two fractions with different, unequal or unlike denominators. The sum in fraction form for 1/5 plus 1/6 can be obtained by using anyone of the two methods below.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
1/5+1/6 using LCM Method:
What is 1/5 plus 1/6 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 1/5
Fraction B: 1/6
What to be found?
1/5+1/6 = ?
Find what's the sum of 1/5 and 1/6.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 1/5 and 1/6 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction addition. Since the denominators of given fractions 1/5 and 1/6 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions addition.
step 3For unlike fractions addition, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 1/5 and 1/6:
The LCM of 5 and 6 is 30.
step 4 Write the fractions 1/5 and 1/6 in the addition expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=1/5+1/6
=(1 x 30)/(5 x 30)+(1 x 30)/(6 x 30)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=6/30+5/30
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/30 x (6/1+5/1)
=1/30 x (6 + 5)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/30 x 11
=11/30
1/5+1/6=11/30
Hence,
1/5 plus 1/6 equals to 11/30 in fraction.
1/5+1/6 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 1/5
Fraction B: 1/6
What to be found?
1/5+1/6 = ?
Find what's the sum of 1/5 and 1/6.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (1 x 6), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (1 x 5), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (5 x 6) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (1 x 6) + (1 x 5)/(5 x 6)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (6 + 5)/30
1/5+1/6 = 11/30
Hence,
1/5 plus 1/6 = 11/30