What is 10/2 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 10/2 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/2 and 5/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 7 = 70
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 + 10 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/14
- Simplify the fraction (80/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 80/2 = 40
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 40/7.
The result of adding 10/2 and 5/7 is : 40/7 (or 5.7142857142857 in its decimal form)