11/5 + 8/5 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 11/5 plus 8/5 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 11/5 + 8/5 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 11/5 plus 8/5 = 19/5
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 11/5 plus 8/5 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 11/5 and 8/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (11 + 8) together while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression (11/5) + (8/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (11/5) + (8/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (11 + 8). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (11 + 8) = 19, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 11/5 + 8/5 as a fraction is 19/5.

CALCULATION: 11/5 + 8/5 as a fraction
11/5 + 8/5 = (?)
11/5 + 8/5 = (11 + 8)/5
= 19/5
11/5 + 8/5 = 19/5
11/5 plus 8/5 as a fraction is 19/5.

where
11/5 is a improper fraction as an addend,
8/5 is a improper fraction as an addend,
19/5 is the sum of 11/5 and 8/5.

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11/5 plus 8/5 as a decimal
11/5 + 8/5 = 19/5
19/5 = 3.8
(11/5) + (8/5) as a decimal is 3.8

where
3.8 is the sum of 11/5 and 8/5.