What is 3 plus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 3 + 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3 and 8/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 10 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 1 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 8 = 38
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 38/10
- Simplify the fraction (38/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 38/2 = 19
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 19/5.
The result of adding 3/1 and 8/10 is : 19/5 (or 3.8 in its decimal form)