What is 5/7 plus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 5/7 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/7 and 4/10?
- 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: 4 × 7 = 28
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 28 = 78
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/70
- Simplify the fraction (78/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 78/2 = 39
- 70/2 = 35
- This gives: 39/35.
The result of adding 5/7 and 4/10 is : 39/35 (or 1.1142857142857 in its decimal form)