What is 8/5 plus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 4/10?
- 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: 4 × 5 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 20 = 100
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 100/50
- Simplify the fraction (100/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (50):
- 100/50 = 2
- 50/50 = 1
- This gives: 2.
The result of adding 8/5 and 4/10 is : 2