What is 1/8 plus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 and 8/10?
- 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: 8 × 8 = 64
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 64 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/80
- Simplify the fraction (74/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 37/40.
The result of adding 1/8 and 8/10 is : 37/40 (or 0.925 in its decimal form)