What is 7/5 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 7/5 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/5 and 8/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 5 = 35
- 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: 35 + 40 = 75
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 5 = 25
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 75/25
- Simplify the fraction (75/25) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (25):
- 75/25 = 3
- 25/25 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of adding 7/5 and 8/5 is : 3