What is 5/10 plus 3/10?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 3/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 10 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 30 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/100
- Simplify the fraction (80/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 80/20 = 4
- 100/20 = 5
- This gives: 4/5.
The result of adding 5/10 and 3/10 is : 4/5 (or 0.8 in its decimal form)