What is 2/10 plus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 5/10?
- 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: 5 × 10 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 50 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/100
- Simplify the fraction (70/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 70/10 = 7
- 100/10 = 10
- This gives: 7/10.
The result of adding 2/10 and 5/10 is : 7/10 (or 0.7 in its decimal form)