What is 8/5 plus 9/10?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 9/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 9/10?
- 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: 9 × 5 = 45
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 45 = 125
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 125/50
- Simplify the fraction (125/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (25):
- 125/25 = 5
- 50/25 = 2
- This gives: 5/2.
The result of adding 8/5 and 9/10 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)