Question

5/8+2/5=? Can u explain

Answer 1

41/40

Explanation:

1. 5/8+2/5

2. Find a common denominator which is 40.

3. Multiply however much you had to the denominator to the numerator.

4.25/40+16/40

5. Add ONLY the numerator 25+16=41

6. So, your final answer is 41/40

Answer 2

1 1/40

Explanation:

The easiest way to add fractions is to get the common denominator.

So, I multiplied 5/8 by 5 to get 25/40.

Then, I multiplied 2/5 by 8 to get 16/40

Next, you add the two fractions to get 41/40.

Finally, you can simplify the fraction to get 1 1/40.