What is 5/10 plus 2/7?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 2/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 7 = 35
- 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: 35 + 20 = 55
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 55/70
- Simplify the fraction (55/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 55/5 = 11
- 70/5 = 14
- This gives: 11/14.
The result of adding 5/10 and 2/7 is : 11/14 (or 0.78571428571429 in its decimal form)