Sum of  

5/8

and

8/36

in Simplest Form

Given:   + , which equals   +   (second fraction simplified)
Since the denominators are not common (not the same), we need to find the Least Common Denominator (LCD), which is equivalent to the Least Common Multiple of 8 and 9:
LCD = LCM(8, 9) = 72
Express the given fractions as equivalent fractions with respect to the LCD (72):
=   and   = As a result,   + = +
Since the equivalent fractions have common denominators, we can add the numerators:
+ = = is in Simplest Form since the Greatest Common Factor of 61 and 72 equals 1, GCF(61, 72) = 1Therefore, the Sum of  

5/8

and

8/36

is equal to

61/72

in Simplest Form:  

5/8

+

8/36

=

61/72