What is 8/2 plus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 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 × 2 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 10 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/10
- Simplify the fraction (50/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 50/10 = 5
- 10/10 = 1
- This gives: 5.
The result of adding 8/2 and 5/5 is : 5