What is 1/6 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 1/6 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/6 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 × 6 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 48 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/48
- Simplify the fraction (56/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 56/8 = 7
- 48/8 = 6
- This gives: 7/6.
The result of adding 1/6 and 8/8 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)