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