What is 5 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 5 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 1 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 8 = 18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 2 = 2
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 18/2
- Simplify the fraction (18/2) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 18/2 = 9
- 2/2 = 1
- This gives: 9.
The result of adding 5/1 and 8/2 is : 9