What is 8/5 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 and 8/5?
- 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: 8 × 5 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 40 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 5 = 25
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/25
- Simplify the fraction (80/25) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 80/5 = 16
- 25/5 = 5
- This gives: 16/5.
The result of adding 8/5 and 8/5 is : 16/5 (or 3.2 in its decimal form)