What is 8/5 plus 6/4?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 6/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 6/4?
- 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: 6 × 5 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 + 30 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/20
- Simplify the fraction (62/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 31/10.
The result of adding 8/5 and 6/4 is : 31/10 (or 3.1 in its decimal form)