What is 10/7 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 10/7 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/7 and 2/8?
- 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: 2 × 7 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 14 = 94
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 94/56
- Simplify the fraction (94/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 94/2 = 47
- 56/2 = 28
- This gives: 47/28.
The result of adding 10/7 and 2/8 is : 47/28 (or 1.6785714285714 in its decimal form)