What is 5/10 plus 2/5?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 2/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 2/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 5 = 25
- 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: 25 + 20 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/50
- Simplify the fraction (45/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 45/5 = 9
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: 9/10.
The result of adding 5/10 and 2/5 is : 9/10 (or 0.9 in its decimal form)