What is 1/10 plus 7/5?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 7/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 7/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 5 = 5
- 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: 5 + 70 = 75
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 75/50
- Simplify the fraction (75/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (25):
- 75/25 = 3
- 50/25 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 1/10 and 7/5 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)