What is 1/2 plus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 1/2 + 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.

How to add 1/2 and 5/10?

1 2 + 5 10 = (1 × 10) + (5 × 2) 2 × 10 = 20 20 = 1 1
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 2 = 10
  3. Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 10 = 20
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/20
  6. Simplify the fraction (20/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
    • 20/20 = 1
    • 20/20 = 1
  7. This gives: 1.

The result of adding 1/2 and 5/10 is : 1