What is 1/8 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 and 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- 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: 8 + 40 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/64
- Simplify the fraction (48/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 48/16 = 3
- 64/16 = 4
- This gives: 3/4.
The result of adding 1/8 and 5/8 is : 3/4 (or 0.75 in its decimal form)