What is 5/2 plus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 6/8?
- 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: 6 × 2 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 12 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/16
- Simplify the fraction (52/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 16/4 = 4
- This gives: 13/4.
The result of adding 5/2 and 6/8 is : 13/4 (or 3.25 in its decimal form)