What is 10/2 plus 9/5?
Looking for the result of 10/2 + 9/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/2 and 9/5?
- 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: 9 × 2 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 18 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/10
- Simplify the fraction (68/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 68/2 = 34
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 34/5.
The result of adding 10/2 and 9/5 is : 34/5 (or 6.8 in its decimal form)