What is 1/10 plus 4/2?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 4/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 4/2?
- 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: 4 × 10 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 + 40 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/20
- Simplify the fraction (42/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 42/2 = 21
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 21/10.
The result of adding 1/10 and 4/2 is : 21/10 (or 2.1 in its decimal form)