What is 8/5 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 10/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 8 = 64
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 5 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 + 50 = 114
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 114/40
- Simplify the fraction (114/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 114/2 = 57
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 57/20.
The result of adding 8/5 and 10/8 is : 57/20 (or 2.85 in its decimal form)