What is 2/10 plus 7/2?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 7/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 7/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 2 = 4
- 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: 4 + 70 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/20
- Simplify the fraction (74/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 37/10.
The result of adding 2/10 and 7/2 is : 37/10 (or 3.7 in its decimal form)