What is 5/10 plus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 7/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 10 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 70 = 120
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 120/100
- Simplify the fraction (120/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 120/20 = 6
- 100/20 = 5
- This gives: 6/5.
The result of adding 5/10 and 7/10 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)