What is 2/2 plus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 2/2 + 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/2 and 1/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 2 = 12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/10
- Simplify the fraction (12/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 12/2 = 6
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 6/5.
The result of adding 2/2 and 1/5 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)