What is 1/10 plus 1/2?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 1/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 1/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 10 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 + 10 = 12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/20
- Simplify the fraction (12/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 12/4 = 3
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 3/5.
The result of adding 1/10 and 1/2 is : 3/5 (or 0.6 in its decimal form)