What is 10/4 plus 4/2?
Looking for the result of 10/4 + 4/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/4 and 4/2?
- 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: 4 × 4 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 16 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 2 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/8
- Simplify the fraction (36/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 36/4 = 9
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: 9/2.
The result of adding 10/4 and 4/2 is : 9/2 (or 4.5 in its decimal form)