What is 4/8 plus 5/4?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 5/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 4 = 16
- 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: 16 + 40 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/32
- Simplify the fraction (56/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 56/8 = 7
- 32/8 = 4
- This gives: 7/4.
The result of adding 4/8 and 5/4 is : 7/4 (or 1.75 in its decimal form)