What is 5/10 plus 4/7?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 4/7?
- 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: 4 × 10 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 + 40 = 75
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 75/70
- Simplify the fraction (75/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 75/5 = 15
- 70/5 = 14
- This gives: 15/14.
The result of adding 5/10 and 4/7 is : 15/14 (or 1.0714285714286 in its decimal form)