What is 2/4 plus 3/10?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 3/10?
- 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: 3 × 4 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 12 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/40
- Simplify the fraction (32/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 32/8 = 4
- 40/8 = 5
- This gives: 4/5.
The result of adding 2/4 and 3/10 is : 4/5 (or 0.8 in its decimal form)