What is 5/5 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 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 × 5 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 40 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 2 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/10
- Simplify the fraction (50/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 50/10 = 5
- 10/10 = 1
- This gives: 5.
The result of adding 5/5 and 8/2 is : 5