What is 1/5 plus 4/10?

Looking for the result of 1/5 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.

How to add 1/5 and 4/10?

1 5 + 4 10 = (1 × 10) + (4 × 5) 5 × 10 = 30 50 = 3 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: 4 × 5 = 20
  3. Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 20 = 30
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/50
  6. Simplify the fraction (30/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 30/10 = 3
    • 50/10 = 5
  7. This gives: 3/5.

The result of adding 1/5 and 4/10 is : 3/5 (or 0.6 in its decimal form)