What is 4/5 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 4/5 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/5 and 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 8 = 32
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 5 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 + 20 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/40
- Simplify the fraction (52/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 40/4 = 10
- This gives: 13/10.
The result of adding 4/5 and 4/8 is : 13/10 (or 1.3 in its decimal form)