What is 10/2 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 10/2 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/2 and 8/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 5 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 16 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/10
- Simplify the fraction (66/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 66/2 = 33
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 33/5.
The result of adding 10/2 and 8/5 is : 33/5 (or 6.6 in its decimal form)