What is 1/10 plus 1/8?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 1/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- 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: 8 + 10 = 18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 18/80
- Simplify the fraction (18/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 18/2 = 9
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 9/40.
The result of adding 1/10 and 1/8 is : 9/40 (or 0.225 in its decimal form)