What is 1/10 plus 4/10?

Looking for the result of 1/10 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.

How to add 1/10 and 4/10?

1 10 + 4 10 = (1 × 10) + (4 × 10) 10 × 10 = 50 100 = 1 2
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 10 = 40
  3. Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 40 = 50
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/100
  6. Simplify the fraction (50/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (50):
    • 50/50 = 1
    • 100/50 = 2
  7. This gives: 1/2.

The result of adding 1/10 and 4/10 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)