What is 3/10 plus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 3/10 + 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/10 and 7/8?
- 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: 7 × 10 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 70 = 94
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 94/80
- Simplify the fraction (94/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 94/2 = 47
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 47/40.
The result of adding 3/10 and 7/8 is : 47/40 (or 1.175 in its decimal form)