What is 2/10 plus 3/7?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 3/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 10 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 30 = 44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 44/70
- Simplify the fraction (44/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 44/2 = 22
- 70/2 = 35
- This gives: 22/35.
The result of adding 2/10 and 3/7 is : 22/35 (or 0.62857142857143 in its decimal form)