What is 1/10 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 10 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 40 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/80
- Simplify the fraction (48/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 48/16 = 3
- 80/16 = 5
- This gives: 3/5.
The result of adding 1/10 and 4/8 is : 3/5 (or 0.6 in its decimal form)