What is 10/2 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 10/2 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/2 and 8/7?
- 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: 8 × 2 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 + 16 = 86
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 86/14
- Simplify the fraction (86/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 86/2 = 43
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 43/7.
The result of adding 10/2 and 8/7 is : 43/7 (or 6.1428571428571 in its decimal form)