What is 2/10 plus 7?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 10 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 + 70 = 72
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 1 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 72/10
- Simplify the fraction (72/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 72/2 = 36
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 36/5.
The result of adding 2/10 and 7/1 is : 36/5 (or 7.2 in its decimal form)