What is 8/10 plus 7/2?
Looking for the result of 8/10 + 7/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/10 and 7/2?
- 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: 7 × 10 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 70 = 86
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 86/20
- Simplify the fraction (86/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 86/2 = 43
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 43/10.
The result of adding 8/10 and 7/2 is : 43/10 (or 4.3 in its decimal form)