What is 8/5 plus 4/4?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 4/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 4/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 4 = 32
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 5 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 + 20 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/20
- Simplify the fraction (52/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 13/5.
The result of adding 8/5 and 4/4 is : 13/5 (or 2.6 in its decimal form)