What is 10/8 plus 4/7?
Looking for the result of 10/8 + 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/8 and 4/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 7 = 70
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 8 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 + 32 = 102
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 102/56
- Simplify the fraction (102/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 102/2 = 51
- 56/2 = 28
- This gives: 51/28.
The result of adding 10/8 and 4/7 is : 51/28 (or 1.8214285714286 in its decimal form)