What is 10/5 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 10/5 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/5 and 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 4 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 5 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 40 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/20
- Simplify the fraction (80/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 80/20 = 4
- 20/20 = 1
- This gives: 4.
The result of adding 10/5 and 8/4 is : 4