What is 1/8 plus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 and 4/10?
- 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: 4 × 8 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 32 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/80
- Simplify the fraction (42/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 42/2 = 21
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 21/40.
The result of adding 1/8 and 4/10 is : 21/40 (or 0.525 in its decimal form)