What is 1/10 plus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 3/8?
- 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: 3 × 10 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 30 = 38
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 38/80
- Simplify the fraction (38/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 38/2 = 19
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 19/40.
The result of adding 1/10 and 3/8 is : 19/40 (or 0.475 in its decimal form)