What is 2 plus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 2 + 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2 and 8/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 1 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 8 = 28
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/10
- Simplify the fraction (28/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 28/2 = 14
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 14/5.
The result of adding 2/1 and 8/10 is : 14/5 (or 2.8 in its decimal form)