What is 4/8 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 8/5?
- 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: 8 × 8 = 64
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 64 = 84
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 84/40
- Simplify the fraction (84/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 84/4 = 21
- 40/4 = 10
- This gives: 21/10.
The result of adding 4/8 and 8/5 is : 21/10 (or 2.1 in its decimal form)