What is 1/8 plus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 and 10/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 5 = 5
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 8 = 80
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 + 80 = 85
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 85/40
- Simplify the fraction (85/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 85/5 = 17
- 40/5 = 8
- This gives: 17/8.
The result of adding 1/8 and 10/5 is : 17/8 (or 2.125 in its decimal form)