What is 1/4 plus 1/8?
Looking for the result of 1/4 + 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/4 and 1/8?
- 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: 1 × 4 = 4
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 4 = 12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/32
- Simplify the fraction (12/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 12/4 = 3
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: 3/8.
The result of adding 1/4 and 1/8 is : 3/8 (or 0.375 in its decimal form)