What is 8/10 plus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 8/10 + 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/10 and 7/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 10 = 80
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 10 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 70 = 150
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 150/100
- Simplify the fraction (150/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (50):
- 150/50 = 3
- 100/50 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 8/10 and 7/10 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)