What is 2/8 plus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 7/10?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 56 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/80
- Simplify the fraction (76/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 76/4 = 19
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 19/20.
The result of adding 2/8 and 7/10 is : 19/20 (or 0.95 in its decimal form)