What is 3/10 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 3/10 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/10 and 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 20 = 44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 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 3/10 and 2/8 is : 11/20 (or 0.55 in its decimal form)