What is 5/2 plus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 3/8?
- 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: 3 × 2 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 6 = 46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 46/16
- Simplify the fraction (46/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 46/2 = 23
- 16/2 = 8
- This gives: 23/8.
The result of adding 5/2 and 3/8 is : 23/8 (or 2.875 in its decimal form)