What is 2/2 plus 2/5?
Looking for the result of 2/2 + 2/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/2 and 2/5?
- 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: 2 × 2 = 4
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 4 = 14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/10
- Simplify the fraction (14/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 14/2 = 7
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 7/5.
The result of adding 2/2 and 2/5 is : 7/5 (or 1.4 in its decimal form)