What is 5/10 plus 3/5?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 3/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 3/5?
- 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: 3 × 10 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 25 + 30 = 55
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 55/50
- Simplify the fraction (55/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 55/5 = 11
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: 11/10.
The result of adding 5/10 and 3/5 is : 11/10 (or 1.1 in its decimal form)