What is 5/8 plus 1/10?
Looking for the result of 5/8 + 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/8 and 1/10?
- 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: 1 × 8 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 + 8 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/80
- Simplify the fraction (58/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 29/40.
The result of adding 5/8 and 1/10 is : 29/40 (or 0.725 in its decimal form)