What is 2/5 plus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 2/5 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/5 and 4/10?
- 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: 4 × 5 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 20 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/50
- Simplify the fraction (40/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 40/10 = 4
- 50/10 = 5
- This gives: 4/5.
The result of adding 2/5 and 4/10 is : 4/5 (or 0.8 in its decimal form)