What is 5/3 plus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 5/3 + 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/3 and 1/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 5 = 25
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 3 = 3
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 25 + 3 = 28
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 5 = 15
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/15
The result of adding 5/3 and 1/5 is : 28/15 (or 1.8666666666667 in its decimal form)