What is 10/8 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 10/8 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/8 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 × 8 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 16 = 96
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 96/64
- Simplify the fraction (96/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (32):
- 96/32 = 3
- 64/32 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 10/8 and 2/8 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)