What is 5/10 plus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 7/8?
- 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: 7 × 10 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 70 = 110
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 110/80
- Simplify the fraction (110/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 110/10 = 11
- 80/10 = 8
- This gives: 11/8.
The result of adding 5/10 and 7/8 is : 11/8 (or 1.375 in its decimal form)