What is 7/5 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 7/5 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/5 and 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 4 = 28
- 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: 28 + 40 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/20
- Simplify the fraction (68/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 17/5.
The result of adding 7/5 and 8/4 is : 17/5 (or 3.4 in its decimal form)