What is 5/10 plus 9/7?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 9/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 9/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 7 = 35
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 10 = 90
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 + 90 = 125
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 125/70
- Simplify the fraction (125/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 125/5 = 25
- 70/5 = 14
- This gives: 25/14.
The result of adding 5/10 and 9/7 is : 25/14 (or 1.7857142857143 in its decimal form)