Solve the Fraction Addition: 1/5 + 1/3 Step-by-Step

Solve the following exercise:

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

Let's try to find the lowest common denominator between 5 and 3

To find the lowest common denominator, we need to find a number that is divisible by both 5 and 3

In this case, the common denominator is 15

Now we'll multiply each fraction by the appropriate number to reach the denominator 15

We'll multiply the first fraction by 3

We'll multiply the second fraction by 5

$\frac{1\times3}{5\times3}+\frac{1\times5}{3\times5}=\frac{3}{15}+\frac{5}{15}$

Now we'll combine and get:

$\frac{3+5}{15}=\frac{8}{15}$