What is 7/5 plus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 7/5 + 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/5 and 6/8?
- 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: 6 × 5 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 30 = 86
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 86/40
- Simplify the fraction (86/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 86/2 = 43
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 43/20.
The result of adding 7/5 and 6/8 is : 43/20 (or 2.15 in its decimal form)