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5/8th + 8/5th is easier to work out if they are converted to the same fractions, they can both easily be converted to 40ths.
5/8th = 25/40ths
8/5ths = 64/40ths.
So 25/40ths + 64/40ths = 89/40ths, which is 2 and 9/40ths.
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