Solve the Fraction Addition: 4/8 + 4/10

Question

48+410= \frac{4}{8}+\frac{4}{10}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solution
00:03 Multiply each fraction by 5 and 4 respectively to find the common denominator
00:07 Make sure to multiply both numerator and denominator
00:19 Calculate the multiplications
00:30 Add with the common denominator
00:36 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's try to find the lowest common multiple between 8 and 10

To find the lowest common multiple, we need to find a number that is divisible by both 8 and 10

In this case, the lowest common multiple is 40

Now, let's multiply each number in the appropriate multiples to reach the number 40

We will multiply the first number by 5

We will multiply the second number by 4

4×58×5+4×410×4=2040+1640 \frac{4\times5}{8\times5}+\frac{4\times4}{10\times4}=\frac{20}{40}+\frac{16}{40}

Now let's calculate:

20+1640=3640 \frac{20+16}{40}=\frac{36}{40}

Answer

3640 \frac{36}{40}