What is 10/3 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 10/3 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/3 and 8/2?
- 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: 8 × 3 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 24 = 44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 2 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 44/6
- Simplify the fraction (44/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 44/2 = 22
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: 22/3.
The result of adding 10/3 and 8/2 is : 22/3 (or 7.3333333333333 in its decimal form)