What is 1/5 plus 2/10?

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

How to add 1/5 and 2/10?

1 5 + 2 10 = (1 × 10) + (2 × 5) 5 × 10 = 20 50 = 2 5
  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: 2 × 5 = 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: 5 × 10 = 50
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/50
  6. Simplify the fraction (20/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 20/10 = 2
    • 50/10 = 5
  7. This gives: 2/5.

The result of adding 1/5 and 2/10 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)