using common denominators find the sum

or difference.write it in simplest form 1/2 +1/10=

1/2 = 5/10

5/10 + 1/10 = ?

don't understand ,need common denominator ,the sum in simplest form

1/2+1/10 =

The only way you can add or subtract fractions is if they have the same denominator.

Think of money. A half dollar is the same as 50 cents, right?

Think of a pizza. If you divide it into 10 equal pieces, and eat 5 of them, you've eaten 1/2 a pizza.

Study this site carefully.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/common-denominator.html

I hope that makes it clearer.

5/10 + 1/10 = 6/10

To find the sum of 1/2 and 1/10, you first need to find the common denominator. The common denominator is the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators, which in this case is 10.

Now, we need to express both fractions with the denominator of 10:

1/2 can be multiplied by 5/5 to get 5/10.
1/10 remains the same.

Now that both fractions have the same denominator, we can add them together:

5/10 + 1/10 = 6/10

The resulting fraction, 6/10, is not simplified to its simplest form yet. To simplify it, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator, which in this case is 2.

By dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2, we get:

6 ÷ 2 / 10 ÷ 2 = 3/5

Therefore, the sum of 1/2 and 1/10, written in simplest form, is 3/5.