What is 1/8 plus 3/4?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 3/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 and 3/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 + 24 = 28
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/32
- Simplify the fraction (28/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 28/4 = 7
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: 7/8.
The result of adding 1/8 and 3/4 is : 7/8 (or 0.875 in its decimal form)