What is 2/3 plus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 2/3 + 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/3 and 5/10?
- 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: 5 × 3 = 15
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 15 = 35
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 10 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 35/30
- Simplify the fraction (35/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 35/5 = 7
- 30/5 = 6
- This gives: 7/6.
The result of adding 2/3 and 5/10 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)