What is 8/10 plus 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 8/10 and 5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 1 = 8
- 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: 8 + 50 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 1 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/10
- Simplify the fraction (58/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 29/5.
The result of adding 8/10 and 5/1 is : 29/5 (or 5.8 in its decimal form)