What is 8/10 plus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 8/10 + 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/10 and 7/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 4 = 32
- 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: 32 + 70 = 102
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 102/40
- Simplify the fraction (102/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 102/2 = 51
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 51/20.
The result of adding 8/10 and 7/4 is : 51/20 (or 2.55 in its decimal form)