8/13 + 5/13 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 8/13 plus 5/13 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 8/13 + 5/13 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 8/13 plus 5/13 = 1/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 8/13 plus 5/13 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 8/13 and 5/13, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (8 + 5) 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 (8/13) + (5/13). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (8/13) + (5/13), so the expression becomes 1/13 (8 + 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (8 + 5) = 13, and the denominator remains the same as 13. Therefore, 8/13 + 5/13 as a fraction is 1/1.

CALCULATION: 8/13 + 5/13 as a fraction
8/13 + 5/13 = (?)
8/13 + 5/13 = (8 + 5)/13
= 13/13
= 1
8/13 + 5/13 = 1
8/13 plus 5/13 as a fraction is 1.

where
8/13 is a proper fraction as an addend,
5/13 is a proper fraction as an addend,
1 is the sum of 8/13 and 5/13.

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