What is 5/4 plus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 5/4 + 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/4 and 6/10?
- 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: 6 × 4 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 24 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/40
- Simplify the fraction (74/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 37/20.
The result of adding 5/4 and 6/10 is : 37/20 (or 1.85 in its decimal form)