What is 7/10 plus 5/2?
Looking for the result of 7/10 + 5/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/10 and 5/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 2 = 14
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 50 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/20
- Simplify the fraction (64/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 64/4 = 16
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 16/5.
The result of adding 7/10 and 5/2 is : 16/5 (or 3.2 in its decimal form)