What is 4/8 plus 5/2?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 5/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 5/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 2 = 8
- 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: 8 + 40 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 2 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/16
- Simplify the fraction (48/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 48/16 = 3
- 16/16 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of adding 4/8 and 5/2 is : 3