What is 2/8 plus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 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 × 8 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 32 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/80
- Simplify the fraction (52/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 13/20.
The result of adding 2/8 and 4/10 is : 13/20 (or 0.65 in its decimal form)