What is 8/5 plus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 7/10?
- 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: 7 × 5 = 35
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 35 = 115
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 115/50
- Simplify the fraction (115/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 115/5 = 23
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: 23/10.
The result of adding 8/5 and 7/10 is : 23/10 (or 2.3 in its decimal form)