What is 8 plus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 8 + 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8 and 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 5 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 1 = 5
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 5 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 5 = 5
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/5
- Simplify the fraction (45/5) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 45/5 = 9
- 5/5 = 1
- This gives: 9.
The result of adding 8/1 and 5/5 is : 9