What is 10/5 plus 9/2?
Looking for the result of 10/5 + 9/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/5 and 9/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 2 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 5 = 45
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 45 = 65
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 2 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 65/10
- Simplify the fraction (65/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 65/5 = 13
- 10/5 = 2
- This gives: 13/2.
The result of adding 10/5 and 9/2 is : 13/2 (or 6.5 in its decimal form)