What is 4/8 plus 2/5?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 2/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 2/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 5 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 16 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/40
- Simplify the fraction (36/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 36/4 = 9
- 40/4 = 10
- This gives: 9/10.
The result of adding 4/8 and 2/5 is : 9/10 (or 0.9 in its decimal form)