What is 8/10 plus 4/7?
Looking for the result of 8/10 + 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/10 and 4/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 7 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 10 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 40 = 96
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 96/70
- Simplify the fraction (96/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 96/2 = 48
- 70/2 = 35
- This gives: 48/35.
The result of adding 8/10 and 4/7 is : 48/35 (or 1.3714285714286 in its decimal form)