What is 2/7 plus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 2/7 + 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/7 and 8/10?
- 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: 8 × 7 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 56 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/70
- Simplify the fraction (76/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 76/2 = 38
- 70/2 = 35
- This gives: 38/35.
The result of adding 2/7 and 8/10 is : 38/35 (or 1.0857142857143 in its decimal form)