What is 5/4 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 5/4 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/4 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 4 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 32 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 2 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/8
- Simplify the fraction (42/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 42/2 = 21
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: 21/4.
The result of adding 5/4 and 8/2 is : 21/4 (or 5.25 in its decimal form)