What is 5/10 plus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 7/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 4 = 20
- 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: 20 + 70 = 90
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 90/40
- Simplify the fraction (90/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 90/10 = 9
- 40/10 = 4
- This gives: 9/4.
The result of adding 5/10 and 7/4 is : 9/4 (or 2.25 in its decimal form)