What is 7/5 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 7/5 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/5 and 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 5 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 20 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/40
- Simplify the fraction (76/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 76/4 = 19
- 40/4 = 10
- This gives: 19/10.
The result of adding 7/5 and 4/8 is : 19/10 (or 1.9 in its decimal form)