What is 2/8 plus 3/10?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 3/10?
- 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: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 24 = 44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 44/80
- Simplify the fraction (44/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 44/4 = 11
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 11/20.
The result of adding 2/8 and 3/10 is : 11/20 (or 0.55 in its decimal form)