What is 1/7 plus 10/2?
Looking for the result of 1/7 + 10/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/7 and 10/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 7 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 + 70 = 72
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 2 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 72/14
- Simplify the fraction (72/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 72/2 = 36
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 36/7.
The result of adding 1/7 and 10/2 is : 36/7 (or 5.1428571428571 in its decimal form)