What is 8/2 plus 10/7?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 10/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 10/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 7 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 2 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 20 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/14
- Simplify the fraction (76/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 76/2 = 38
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 38/7.
The result of adding 8/2 and 10/7 is : 38/7 (or 5.4285714285714 in its decimal form)