What is 5/10 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 8/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 10 = 80
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 80 = 120
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 120/80
- Simplify the fraction (120/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (40):
- 120/40 = 3
- 80/40 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 5/10 and 8/8 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)