What is 5/10 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
- 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: 40 + 50 = 90
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 90/80
- Simplify the fraction (90/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 90/10 = 9
- 80/10 = 8
- This gives: 9/8.
The result of adding 5/10 and 5/8 is : 9/8 (or 1.125 in its decimal form)