What is 2/5 plus 1/10?
Looking for the result of 2/5 + 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/5 and 1/10?
- 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: 1 × 5 = 5
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 5 = 25
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 25/50
- Simplify the fraction (25/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (25):
- 25/25 = 1
- 50/25 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of adding 2/5 and 1/10 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)