What is 5/5 plus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 3/8?
- 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: 3 × 5 = 15
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 15 = 55
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 55/40
- Simplify the fraction (55/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 55/5 = 11
- 40/5 = 8
- This gives: 11/8.
The result of adding 5/5 and 3/8 is : 11/8 (or 1.375 in its decimal form)