What is 10/4 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 10/4 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/4 and 8/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 7 = 70
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 4 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 + 32 = 102
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 102/28
- Simplify the fraction (102/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 102/2 = 51
- 28/2 = 14
- This gives: 51/14.
The result of adding 10/4 and 8/7 is : 51/14 (or 3.6428571428571 in its decimal form)