What is 5/10 plus 2/2?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 2/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 2/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 20 = 30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/20
- Simplify the fraction (30/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 30/10 = 3
- 20/10 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 5/10 and 2/2 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)