What is 4/8 plus 5/3?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 5/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 5/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 3 = 12
- 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: 12 + 40 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 3 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/24
- Simplify the fraction (52/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 24/4 = 6
- This gives: 13/6.
The result of adding 4/8 and 5/3 is : 13/6 (or 2.1666666666667 in its decimal form)