What is 5/3 plus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 5/3 + 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/3 and 2/10?
- 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: 2 × 3 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 6 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 10 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/30
- Simplify the fraction (56/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 56/2 = 28
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 28/15.
The result of adding 5/3 and 2/10 is : 28/15 (or 1.8666666666667 in its decimal form)