Question

How do you simplify `2/3 + 1/6`?

Answer 1

`5/6`

Explanation:

`"before we can add the fractions we require them to have"`
`"a "color(blue)"common denominator"`

`"the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 3 is 6"`

`rArr2/3=2/3xx2/2=4/6`

`rArr2/3+1/6=4/6+1/6=5/6`

Answer 2

`frac 5 6`

Explanation:

First, to really simplify things, we need a LCM of teh denominators.
`therefore (2*2)/(3*2) + 1/6`
`=(4+1)/6`
`=5/6`