What is 2 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 2 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2 and 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 1 = 4
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 4 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/8
- Simplify the fraction (20/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 20/4 = 5
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: 5/2.
The result of adding 2/1 and 4/8 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)