What is 2/10 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 8/7?
- 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: 8 × 10 = 80
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 80 = 94
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 94/70
- Simplify the fraction (94/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 94/2 = 47
- 70/2 = 35
- This gives: 47/35.
The result of adding 2/10 and 8/7 is : 47/35 (or 1.3428571428571 in its decimal form)