What is 5/2 plus 10/4?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 10/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 10/4?
- 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: 10 × 2 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 20 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/8
- Simplify the fraction (40/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 40/8 = 5
- 8/8 = 1
- This gives: 5.
The result of adding 5/2 and 10/4 is : 5