What is 5 plus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 5 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5 and 4/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 1 = 4
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 4 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/10
- Simplify the fraction (54/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 54/2 = 27
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 27/5.
The result of adding 5/1 and 4/10 is : 27/5 (or 5.4 in its decimal form)