What is 3/10 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 3/10 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/10 and 5/8?
- 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: 5 × 10 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 50 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/80
- Simplify the fraction (74/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 37/40.
The result of adding 3/10 and 5/8 is : 37/40 (or 0.925 in its decimal form)