What is 2/2 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 2/2 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/2 and 10/8?
- 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: 10 × 2 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 20 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/16
- Simplify the fraction (36/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 36/4 = 9
- 16/4 = 4
- This gives: 9/4.
The result of adding 2/2 and 10/8 is : 9/4 (or 2.25 in its decimal form)