What is 5/2 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 5/8?
- 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: 5 × 2 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 10 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/16
- Simplify the fraction (50/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 50/2 = 25
- 16/2 = 8
- This gives: 25/8.
The result of adding 5/2 and 5/8 is : 25/8 (or 3.125 in its decimal form)