What is 10/3 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 10/3 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/3 and 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 4 = 40
- 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: 40 + 24 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 4 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/12
- Simplify the fraction (64/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 64/4 = 16
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 16/3.
The result of adding 10/3 and 8/4 is : 16/3 (or 5.3333333333333 in its decimal form)