What is 7/2 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 7/2 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/2 and 10/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 2 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 20 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/16
- Simplify the fraction (76/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 76/4 = 19
- 16/4 = 4
- This gives: 19/4.
The result of adding 7/2 and 10/8 is : 19/4 (or 4.75 in its decimal form)