What is 7/4 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 7/4 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/4 and 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 4 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 20 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/32
- Simplify the fraction (76/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 76/4 = 19
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: 19/8.
The result of adding 7/4 and 5/8 is : 19/8 (or 2.375 in its decimal form)