Fraction Calculator

Accepts 3/4, 1 3/4, -2 1/2, 7 or 0.375.
Not needed when the operation is "raise to a power".
Used only by the "raise to a power" operation. Negative exponents invert the fraction.
Result
5/6
Fraction Calculator
As an improper fraction
5/6
As a mixed number
5/6
Result numerator
5
Result denominator
6
As a decimal
0.833333
Exact decimal expansion
0.8(3)
As a percent
83.333333 %
Expression
1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6
Before simplifying
5/6
Least common denominator
6
First vs second fraction
1/2 > 1/3
Worked out from NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions, ยง1.2 (elementary algebra of rational numbers) and 2 other sources.
5/6 is a repeating decimal (0.8(3)).

How this is worked out

3 steps
  1. Least common denominator of 2, 3 is 6.
  2. Rewrite: 1/2 = 3/6 1/3 = 2/6
  3. Result: 5/6 (already in lowest terms)

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