What is 3/3 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 3/3 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/3 and 8/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 3 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 + 24 = 39
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 5 = 15
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 39/15
- Simplify the fraction (39/15) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 39/3 = 13
- 15/3 = 5
- This gives: 13/5.
The result of adding 3/3 and 8/5 is : 13/5 (or 2.6 in its decimal form)