What is 2/10 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
- 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: 16 + 50 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/80
- Simplify the fraction (66/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 66/2 = 33
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 33/40.
The result of adding 2/10 and 5/8 is : 33/40 (or 0.825 in its decimal form)