What is 1/2 + 1/3?
✓ Verified- Input
- 1/2 + 1/3
- Method
- Exact rational arithmetic with sign normalization and gcd reduction
- Formula
a/b + c/d = (a·d + c·b) / (b·d)- Substitution
- 1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6
- Steps
- Fraction 1 = 1/2, Fraction 2 = 1/3 (reduced and sign-normalized).
- Common denominator: 2 × 3 = 6.
- Numerator: 1·3 + 1·2 = 5.
- Simplify 5/6 by dividing by gcd = 1 → 5/6.
- Verification
- 5/6 − 1/3 = 1/2 (should equal 1/2).
- Exact result
- 5/6
- Decimal result
- 0.8333333333
- Precision
- exact rational arithmetic