What is 5/10 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 10 = 80
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 80 = 90
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 90/20
- Simplify the fraction (90/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 90/10 = 9
- 20/10 = 2
- This gives: 9/2.
The result of adding 5/10 and 8/2 is : 9/2 (or 4.5 in its decimal form)