What is 10/2 plus 7/2?
Looking for the result of 10/2 + 7/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/2 and 7/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 2 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 2 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 14 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 2 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/4
- Simplify the fraction (34/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: 17/2.
The result of adding 10/2 and 7/2 is : 17/2 (or 8.5 in its decimal form)