What is 1/10 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 8/5?
- 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: 8 × 10 = 80
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 + 80 = 85
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 85/50
- Simplify the fraction (85/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 85/5 = 17
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: 17/10.
The result of adding 1/10 and 8/5 is : 17/10 (or 1.7 in its decimal form)