What is 8/5 plus 6/5?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 6/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 6/5?
- 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: 6 × 5 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 30 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 5 = 25
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/25
- Simplify the fraction (70/25) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 70/5 = 14
- 25/5 = 5
- This gives: 14/5.
The result of adding 8/5 and 6/5 is : 14/5 (or 2.8 in its decimal form)