What is 1/8 plus 1/8?

Looking for the result of 1/8 + 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.

How to add 1/8 and 1/8?

1 8 + 1 8 = (1 × 8) + (1 × 8) 8 × 8 = 16 64 = 1 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 8 = 8
  3. Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 8 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (16/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • 16/16 = 1
    • 64/16 = 4
  7. This gives: 1/4.

The result of adding 1/8 and 1/8 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)