What is 5/10 plus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 5/5?
- 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: 5 × 10 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 25 + 50 = 75
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 75/50
- Simplify the fraction (75/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (25):
- 75/25 = 3
- 50/25 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 5/10 and 5/5 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)