9/5 + 8/5 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 9/5 plus 8/5 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 9/5 + 8/5 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 9/5 plus 8/5 = 17/5
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 9/5 plus 8/5 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 9/5 and 8/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (9 + 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 (9/5) + (8/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (9/5) + (8/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (9 + 8). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (9 + 8) = 17, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 9/5 + 8/5 as a fraction is 17/5.

CALCULATION: 9/5 + 8/5 as a fraction
9/5 + 8/5 = (?)
9/5 + 8/5 = (9 + 8)/5
= 17/5
9/5 + 8/5 = 17/5
9/5 plus 8/5 as a fraction is 17/5.

where
9/5 is a improper fraction as an addend,
8/5 is a improper fraction as an addend,
17/5 is the sum of 9/5 and 8/5.

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9/5 plus 8/5 as a decimal
9/5 + 8/5 = 17/5
17/5 = 3.4
(9/5) + (8/5) as a decimal is 3.4

where
3.4 is the sum of 9/5 and 8/5.