What is 6/5 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 6/5 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/5 and 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 5 = 25
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 25 = 73
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 73/40
The result of adding 6/5 and 5/8 is : 73/40 (or 1.825 in its decimal form)