What is 1/2 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 1/2 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/2 and 8/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 16 = 24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/16
- Simplify the fraction (24/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 24/8 = 3
- 16/8 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 1/2 and 8/8 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)