What is 1/4 plus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 1/4 + 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/4 and 8/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 4 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 32 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/40
- Simplify the fraction (42/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 42/2 = 21
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 21/20.
The result of adding 1/4 and 8/10 is : 21/20 (or 1.05 in its decimal form)