What is 2/8 plus 9/5?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 9/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 9/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 72 = 82
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 82/40
- Simplify the fraction (82/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 82/2 = 41
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 41/20.
The result of adding 2/8 and 9/5 is : 41/20 (or 2.05 in its decimal form)