What is 1/10 plus 5/4?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 5/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 + 50 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/40
- Simplify the fraction (54/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 54/2 = 27
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 27/20.
The result of adding 1/10 and 5/4 is : 27/20 (or 1.35 in its decimal form)