What is 8/5 plus 2/2?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 2/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 2/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 10 = 26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 2 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 26/10
- Simplify the fraction (26/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 26/2 = 13
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 13/5.
The result of adding 8/5 and 2/2 is : 13/5 (or 2.6 in its decimal form)