What is 5/5 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 5 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 20 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/40
- Simplify the fraction (60/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 60/20 = 3
- 40/20 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 5/5 and 4/8 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)