What is 5/5 plus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 7/8?
- 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: 7 × 5 = 35
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 35 = 75
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 75/40
- Simplify the fraction (75/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 75/5 = 15
- 40/5 = 8
- This gives: 15/8.
The result of adding 5/5 and 7/8 is : 15/8 (or 1.875 in its decimal form)