What is 5/4 plus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 5/4 + 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/4 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 × 4 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 8 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/40
- Simplify the fraction (58/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 29/20.
The result of adding 5/4 and 2/10 is : 29/20 (or 1.45 in its decimal form)