What is 5/10 plus 5?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 1 = 5
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 + 50 = 55
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 1 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 55/10
- Simplify the fraction (55/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 55/5 = 11
- 10/5 = 2
- This gives: 11/2.
The result of adding 5/10 and 5/1 is : 11/2 (or 5.5 in its decimal form)