What is 1/8 plus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 and 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 5 = 5
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 + 40 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/40
- Simplify the fraction (45/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 45/5 = 9
- 40/5 = 8
- This gives: 9/8.
The result of adding 1/8 and 5/5 is : 9/8 (or 1.125 in its decimal form)