What is 3/10 plus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 3/10 + 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/10 and 3/8?
- 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: 3 × 10 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 30 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/80
- Simplify the fraction (54/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 54/2 = 27
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 27/40.
The result of adding 3/10 and 3/8 is : 27/40 (or 0.675 in its decimal form)