What is 5/2 plus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 7/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 2 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 14 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/20
- Simplify the fraction (64/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 64/4 = 16
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 16/5.
The result of adding 5/2 and 7/10 is : 16/5 (or 3.2 in its decimal form)