What is 5/2 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 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 × 2 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 16 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/16
- Simplify the fraction (56/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 56/8 = 7
- 16/8 = 2
- This gives: 7/2.
The result of adding 5/2 and 8/8 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)