What is 10/4 plus 2/5?
Looking for the result of 10/4 + 2/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/4 and 2/5?
- 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: 2 × 4 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 8 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 5 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/20
- Simplify the fraction (58/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 29/10.
The result of adding 10/4 and 2/5 is : 29/10 (or 2.9 in its decimal form)