What is 2/10 plus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 1/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 10 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 10 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/50
- Simplify the fraction (20/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 20/10 = 2
- 50/10 = 5
- This gives: 2/5.
The result of adding 2/10 and 1/5 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)