Solve 5/8*8/15+2/3

$$\frac { 5 } { 8 } \times \frac { 8 } { 15 } + \frac { 2 } { 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$1$$

Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{5}{8} times \frac{8}{15} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\times 8}{8\times 15}+\frac{2}{3}$$

Cancel out 8 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{5}{15}+\frac{2}{3}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{1}{3}+\frac{2}{3}$$

Since \frac{1}{3} and \frac{2}{3} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{1+2}{3}$$

Add 1 and 2 to get 3.

$$\frac{3}{3}$$

Divide 3 by 3 to get 1.

$$1$$

Factor

$$1$$