What is 1/10 plus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 7/4?
- 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: 7 × 10 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 + 70 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/40
- Simplify the fraction (74/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 37/20.
The result of adding 1/10 and 7/4 is : 37/20 (or 1.85 in its decimal form)