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Fraction Calculator

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide exact fractions.

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02EXAMPLE RESULT

Simplified result

5/6
Decimal value0.833333
Numerator5
Denominator6

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How this calculation works

Fractions are calculated exactly with whole-number arithmetic and reduced to lowest terms. Denominators cannot be zero.

a/b + c/d = (ad + bc)/(bd); a/b × c/d = ac/(bd)

Your calculation, step by step

  1. 1/2 + 1/3
  2. Reduce the result by its greatest common divisor: 5/6.
A worked example

1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6.

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