What is 8/2 plus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 8/10?
- 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: 8 × 2 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 16 = 96
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 96/20
- Simplify the fraction (96/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 96/4 = 24
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 24/5.
The result of adding 8/2 and 8/10 is : 24/5 (or 4.8 in its decimal form)