What is 1/8 plus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 and 1/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 8 = 14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/48
- Simplify the fraction (14/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 14/2 = 7
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: 7/24.
The result of adding 1/8 and 1/6 is : 7/24 (or 0.29166666666667 in its decimal form)