What is 10/5 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 10/5 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/5 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 × 5 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 + 40 = 110
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 110/35
- Simplify the fraction (110/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 110/5 = 22
- 35/5 = 7
- This gives: 22/7.
The result of adding 10/5 and 8/7 is : 22/7 (or 3.1428571428571 in its decimal form)