What is 10/8 plus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 10/8 + 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/8 and 3/8?
- 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: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 24 = 104
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 104/64
- Simplify the fraction (104/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 104/8 = 13
- 64/8 = 8
- This gives: 13/8.
The result of adding 10/8 and 3/8 is : 13/8 (or 1.625 in its decimal form)