What is 8/3 plus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 8/3 + 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/3 and 1/5?
- 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: 1 × 3 = 3
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 3 = 43
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 5 = 15
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 43/15
The result of adding 8/3 and 1/5 is : 43/15 (or 2.8666666666667 in its decimal form)