8/5 + 7/5 as a fraction

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Summary: 8/5 plus 7/5 = 3/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 8/5 plus 7/5 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 8/5 and 7/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (8 + 7) 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 (8/5) + (7/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (8/5) + (7/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (8 + 7). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (8 + 7) = 15, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 8/5 + 7/5 as a fraction is 3/1.

CALCULATION: 8/5 + 7/5 as a fraction
8/5 + 7/5 = (?)
8/5 + 7/5 = (8 + 7)/5
= 15/5
= 3
8/5 + 7/5 = 3
8/5 plus 7/5 as a fraction is 3.

where
8/5 is a improper fraction as an addend,
7/5 is a improper fraction as an addend,
3 is the sum of 8/5 and 7/5.

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