What is 8/10 plus 5/2?
Looking for the result of 8/10 + 5/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/10 and 5/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 2 = 16
- 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: 16 + 50 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/20
- Simplify the fraction (66/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 66/2 = 33
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 33/10.
The result of adding 8/10 and 5/2 is : 33/10 (or 3.3 in its decimal form)