What is 5/8 plus 8/3?
Looking for the result of 5/8 + 8/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/8 and 8/3?
- 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: 8 × 8 = 64
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 + 64 = 79
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 3 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 79/24
The result of adding 5/8 and 8/3 is : 79/24 (or 3.2916666666667 in its decimal form)