What is 7/5 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 7/5 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/5 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 2 = 14
- 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: 14 + 40 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 2 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/10
- Simplify the fraction (54/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 54/2 = 27
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 27/5.
The result of adding 7/5 and 8/2 is : 27/5 (or 5.4 in its decimal form)