What is 8/2 plus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 5/10?
- 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: 5 × 2 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 10 = 90
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 90/20
- Simplify the fraction (90/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 90/10 = 9
- 20/10 = 2
- This gives: 9/2.
The result of adding 8/2 and 5/10 is : 9/2 (or 4.5 in its decimal form)