What is 10/5 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 10/5 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/5 and 10/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 8 = 80
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 5 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 50 = 130
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 130/40
- Simplify the fraction (130/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 130/10 = 13
- 40/10 = 4
- This gives: 13/4.
The result of adding 10/5 and 10/8 is : 13/4 (or 3.25 in its decimal form)