What is 4/8 plus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 2/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 10 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 16 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/80
- Simplify the fraction (56/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 56/8 = 7
- 80/8 = 10
- This gives: 7/10.
The result of adding 4/8 and 2/10 is : 7/10 (or 0.7 in its decimal form)