What is 3/8 plus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 3/8 + 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/8 and 5/10?
- 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: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 + 40 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/80
- Simplify the fraction (70/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 70/10 = 7
- 80/10 = 8
- This gives: 7/8.
The result of adding 3/8 and 5/10 is : 7/8 (or 0.875 in its decimal form)