What is 10/8 plus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 10/8 + 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/8 and 2/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 10 = 100
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 + 16 = 116
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 116/80
- Simplify the fraction (116/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 116/4 = 29
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 29/20.
The result of adding 10/8 and 2/10 is : 29/20 (or 1.45 in its decimal form)