5/8 + 3/8 as a fraction

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Summary: 5/8 plus 3/8 = 1/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 5/8 plus 3/8 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 5/8 and 3/8, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (5 + 3) 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 (5/8) + (3/8). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (5/8) + (3/8), so the expression becomes 1/8 (5 + 3). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (5 + 3) = 8, and the denominator remains the same as 8. Therefore, 5/8 + 3/8 as a fraction is 1/1.

CALCULATION: 5/8 + 3/8 as a fraction
5/8 + 3/8 = (?)
5/8 + 3/8 = (5 + 3)/8
= 8/8
= 1
5/8 + 3/8 = 1
5/8 plus 3/8 as a fraction is 1.

where
5/8 is a proper fraction as an addend,
3/8 is a proper fraction as an addend,
1 is the sum of 5/8 and 3/8.

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