What is 5/8 plus 3/3?
Looking for the result of 5/8 + 3/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/8 and 3/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 + 24 = 39
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 3 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 39/24
- Simplify the fraction (39/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 39/3 = 13
- 24/3 = 8
- This gives: 13/8.
The result of adding 5/8 and 3/3 is : 13/8 (or 1.625 in its decimal form)