What is 7/8 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 7/8 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/8 and 5/8?
- 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: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 40 = 96
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 96/64
- Simplify the fraction (96/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (32):
- 96/32 = 3
- 64/32 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 7/8 and 5/8 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)