What is 4/8 plus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 5/5?
- 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: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 40 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/40
- Simplify the fraction (60/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 60/20 = 3
- 40/20 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 4/8 and 5/5 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)