What is 10/5 plus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 10/5 + 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/5 and 7/8?
- 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: 7 × 5 = 35
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 35 = 115
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 115/40
- Simplify the fraction (115/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 115/5 = 23
- 40/5 = 8
- This gives: 23/8.
The result of adding 10/5 and 7/8 is : 23/8 (or 2.875 in its decimal form)