What is 3/8 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 3/8 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/8 and 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
- 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: 24 + 40 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/64
- Simplify the fraction (64/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (64):
- 64/64 = 1
- 64/64 = 1
- This gives: 1.
The result of adding 3/8 and 5/8 is : 1