What is 5/10 plus 1/8?

Looking for the result of 5/10 + 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.

How to add 5/10 and 1/8?

5 10 + 1 8 = (5 × 8) + (1 × 10) 10 × 8 = 50 80 = 5 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 10 = 10
  3. Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 10 = 50
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/80
  6. Simplify the fraction (50/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 50/10 = 5
    • 80/10 = 8
  7. This gives: 5/8.

The result of adding 5/10 and 1/8 is : 5/8 (or 0.625 in its decimal form)