What is 8/3 plus 7/5?
Looking for the result of 8/3 + 7/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/3 and 7/5?
- 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: 7 × 3 = 21
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 21 = 61
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 5 = 15
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 61/15
The result of adding 8/3 and 7/5 is : 61/15 (or 4.0666666666667 in its decimal form)