What is 10/5 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 10/5 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/5 and 5/7?
- 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: 5 × 5 = 25
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 + 25 = 95
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 95/35
- Simplify the fraction (95/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 95/5 = 19
- 35/5 = 7
- This gives: 19/7.
The result of adding 10/5 and 5/7 is : 19/7 (or 2.7142857142857 in its decimal form)