What is 2/4 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 8/5?
- 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: 8 × 4 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 32 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 5 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/20
- Simplify the fraction (42/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 42/2 = 21
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 21/10.
The result of adding 2/4 and 8/5 is : 21/10 (or 2.1 in its decimal form)