What is 6/5 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 6/5 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/5 and 8/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 5 = 30
- 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: 30 + 40 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 5 = 25
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/25
- Simplify the fraction (70/25) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 70/5 = 14
- 25/5 = 5
- This gives: 14/5.
The result of adding 6/5 and 8/5 is : 14/5 (or 2.8 in its decimal form)