What is 1/2 plus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 1/2 + 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/2 and 10/5?
- 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: 10 × 2 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 + 20 = 25
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 25/10
- Simplify the fraction (25/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 25/5 = 5
- 10/5 = 2
- This gives: 5/2.
The result of adding 1/2 and 10/5 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)