What is 5/10 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 10/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 10 = 100
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 100 = 140
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 140/80
- Simplify the fraction (140/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 140/20 = 7
- 80/20 = 4
- This gives: 7/4.
The result of adding 5/10 and 10/8 is : 7/4 (or 1.75 in its decimal form)