What is 2/3 plus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 2/3 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/3 and 4/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 3 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 12 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 10 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/30
- Simplify the fraction (32/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 32/2 = 16
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 16/15.
The result of adding 2/3 and 4/10 is : 16/15 (or 1.0666666666667 in its decimal form)