What is 2/5 plus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 2/5 + 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/5 and 2/10?
- 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: 2 × 5 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 10 = 30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/50
- Simplify the fraction (30/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 30/10 = 3
- 50/10 = 5
- This gives: 3/5.
The result of adding 2/5 and 2/10 is : 3/5 (or 0.6 in its decimal form)