What is 5/10 plus 5/2?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 5/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 5/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- 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: 10 + 50 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/20
- Simplify the fraction (60/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 60/20 = 3
- 20/20 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of adding 5/10 and 5/2 is : 3