5/8 + 1/4 in fraction
What is 5/8 plus 1/4 in fraction?
5/8+1/4 = 7/8.
5/8 plus 1/4 equals to 7/8 in fraction.
CALCULATION: 5/8+1/4 as a fraction
5/8 + 1/4 = (?)
5/8 + 1/4 = [(5 x 4) + (1 x 8)]/(8 x 4)
= (20 + 8)/32
= 28/32
= (4 x 7)/(4 x 8)
= 7/8
5/8 + 1/4 = 7/8
5/8 plus 1/4 as a fraction is 7/8
where
5/8 is a fraction as an addend,
1/4 is a fraction as an addend,
7/8 is the sum of 5/8 and 1/4.
5/8 plus 1/4 as a decimal
5/8 + 1/4 = 7/8
7/8 = 0.875
5/8+1/4 as a decimal is 0.875
where
0.875 is the sum of 5/8 and 1/4.
How to find 5/8+1/4 as a fraction?
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction between 5/8 and 1/4 by adding two fractions with different, unequal or unlike denominators. The sum in fraction form for 5/8 plus 1/4 can be obtained by using anyone of the two methods below.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
5/8+1/4 using LCM Method:
What is 5/8 plus 1/4 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 5/8
Fraction B: 1/4
What to be found?
5/8+1/4 = ?
Find what's the sum of 5/8 and 1/4.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 5/8 and 1/4 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction addition. Since the denominators of given fractions 5/8 and 1/4 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions addition.
step 3For unlike fractions addition, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 5/8 and 1/4:
The LCM of 8 and 4 is 8.
step 4 Write the fractions 5/8 and 1/4 in the addition expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=5/8+1/4
=(5 x 8)/(8 x 8)+(1 x 8)/(4 x 8)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=5/8+2/8
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/8 x (5/1+2/1)
=1/8 x (5 + 2)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/8 x 7
=7/8
5/8+1/4=7/8
Hence,
5/8 plus 1/4 equals to 7/8 in fraction.
5/8+1/4 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 5/8
Fraction B: 1/4
What to be found?
5/8+1/4 = ?
Find what's the sum of 5/8 and 1/4.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (5 x 4), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (1 x 8), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (8 x 4) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (5 x 4) + (1 x 8)/(8 x 4)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (20 + 8)/32
= 28/32
= 7/8
5/8+1/4 = 7/8
Hence,
5/8 plus 1/4 = 7/8