Solve 1/5+8/6=

$$\frac { 1 } { 5 } + \frac { 8 } { 6 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{23}{15}\approx 1.533333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{5}+\frac{4}{3}$$

Least common multiple of 5 and 3 is 15. Convert \frac{1}{5} and \frac{4}{3} to fractions with denominator 15.

$$\frac{3}{15}+\frac{20}{15}$$

Since \frac{3}{15} and \frac{20}{15} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{3+20}{15}$$

Add 3 and 20 to get 23.

$$\frac{23}{15}$$

Factor

$$\frac{23}{3 \cdot 5} = 1\frac{8}{15} = 1.5333333333333334$$